13.10.2025 16:49
Israel released 96 Palestinian prisoners, including those sentenced to life imprisonment. As the Palestinians were brought by bus to the cultural palace in Ramallah, their family members and relatives waiting for them experienced great joy. The happiness of Tarık el-Barguti, who reunited with his family after being held in Israeli captivity for 22 years, was also remarkable.
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In a news report published by the Palestinian official agency WAFA, it was stated that Israel released Palestinian prisoners from the Ofer Prison located near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank as part of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange in Gaza.
96 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS RELEASED
The report indicated that 96 Palestinian prisoners, including those sentenced to "life imprisonment," were released as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, and it was noted that the Palestinians were brought to the cultural palace in Ramallah.
REUNITED WITH FAMILY AFTER 22 YEARS
Tarık el-Barguti, who was detained from Beit Rima north of Ramallah, was reunited with his family after being held under Israeli captivity for 22 years. Barguti had been sentenced to life imprisonment.
HAMAS HANDED OVER 20 HOSTAGES TO RED CROSS DELEGATION
Hamas had released all living Israeli prisoners by handing over 20 individuals to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation as part of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza.
The Palestinian Prisoners Media Office also published a list of 250 Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment that Israel would release as part of the ceasefire, along with 1,718 individuals it had detained from Gaza since October 2023.
CEASEFIRE AND PRISONER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT IN GAZA
On October 9, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had approved the first phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza during ongoing negotiations in Egypt. The agreement was signed in Egypt, and with the approval of the Israeli government, it came into effect in the early hours of October 10.
It was announced that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip came into effect at 12:00 on the same day after the Israeli army withdrew to the "yellow line" as specified in the agreement. During the period from October 8, 2023, until the ceasefire agreement, 67,682 people had lost their lives, and 170,033 people had been injured in the attacks carried out by Israel on the Gaza Strip.
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