Israeli troops man a position at the entrance of the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem, during an ongoing military raid on February 21, 2025. Israel's defence said that he ordered the military to "intensify operations to thwart terrorism" in West Bank refugee camps, particularly Tulkarem. The military has been carrying out near-daily raids in West Bank cities and camps for several weeks targeting Palestinian militants.
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February 21, 2025
Israel to release 602 prisoners in Gaza swap Saturday — Palestinian NGO
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Israel will free 602 inmates from jails on Saturday as part of a hostage-prisoner swap with Hamas under an ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club advocacy group.
Among those released, 445 are people from Gaza who were arrested after Hamas’ October 7 attack that sparked the war, 60 are serving long sentences, 50 are serving life sentences and 47 were re-arrested after being freed in a 2011 prisoner exchange, Amani Sarahneh, spokeswoman for the NGO, told AFP Friday.
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Sarahneh added that 108 of the prisoners to be released Saturday would be deported outside of Israel and the Palestinian territories.
