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Saturday, February 22, 2025
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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Israel has decided to free Palestinian prisoners — reports
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleReports in Hebrew media outlets suggest that Israel’s government has decided to release Palestinian prisoners who had been slated to be go free Saturday in exchange for six living hostages released from captivity in Gaza.
A decision on the prisoners had been expected following security consultations Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is conducting. According to at least one report, those discussions are ongoing despite the decision regarding the prisoners.
The prisoners are expected to be released in the next several hours, according to the reports.
In Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians continue to wait in frigid temperatures outside a community center for the buses carrying prisoners being released to the West Bank.
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