From the Liveblog of
Friday, November 24, 2023
Crowds gather outside West Bank prison awaiting release of Palestinian prisoners
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Dozens of Palestinians gather outside Ofer prison, located in the West Bank north of Jerusalem, awaiting to celebrate the imminent release of 39 Palestinian prisoners — the first group of the 150 that are slated to be released over the course of four days under the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Video footage filmed at the scene earlier in the day shows Israeli police firing tear gas at the crowd, which includes families of the prisoners, local residents and journalists.
The IOF fires tear gas at journalists and residents in front of "Ofer" prison waiting to receive the 39 women and children prisoners that will be freed today. pic.twitter.com/cARHNuMrUH
— Daniella Modos – Cutter -SEN (@DmodosCutter) November 24, 2023
