After Hamas delivered three Israeli hostages this Saturday (9), the release of the Palestinians took place in East Jerusalem in the West Bank; First phase of the agreement provides for the delivery of 33 hostages, in exchange for 1,900 Palestinians
This Saturday (8), Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip. On the other hand, in the morning, the . The Palestinians were welcomed in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza.
According to Hamas, from the Palestinian prisoners, 18 served penalties of life imprisonment, while 54 had smaller penalties and 111 were arrested in Gaza after October 7. At the moment, Israel did not explain the accusations against the other 111 citizens.
Seven of them had to be admitted to the hospital, including Jamal al-Tawil, a Hamas political leader in the West Bank. The Palestinian extremist group criticized the “slow murder policy” applied, in his opinion, in Israeli arrests. The Palestinian prisoner club said all released prisoners need some kind of medical assistance due to the “brutality” they suffered in prison.
The liberation of the prisoners who returned to It was marked by uncertainty about the fate of their families, who suffered from the hard offensive launched by Israel after the October 7 attack. “How is my family?” One of them asked the crowd of the bus window that took him to Khan Yunis. “Are they still alive?” He asked, distressed.
This Saturday’s exchange was uncertain until Friday, after surprising statements from US President Donald Trump, who, upon receiving Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, proposed that the United States to take control of Gaza and that its population be moved to neighboring countries.
An idea categorically rejected by Hamas and condemned by the international community. The member of the Hamas Political Committee, base Naim, criticized Israel’s “backwardness and impairment” in the implementation of the first phase of the truce, which, he said, put the deal “in danger”, said in an interview with AFP .
However, he said the Palestinian extremist group is still ready to resume negotiations on the implementation of the second phase of the agreement, which should begin on Monday, and said Hamas does not want to “resume war.” The first phase of the six -week agreement foresees the delivery of a total of 33 hostages to Israel, including at least eight dead, in exchange for 1,900 Palestinians. Since January 19, 21 hostages and 765 Palestinian prisoners have been released, as well as an Egyptian.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Victor Oliveira
