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Saturday, January 25, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Israel has released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt, state-run Egyptian television says
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vehicles arrive to the Ofer military prison near Jerusalem on Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Egypt’s state-run Qahera TV says Israel has released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt under the Gaza ceasefire deal.
The network says they arrived at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip.
Hamas earlier released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage since October 7, 2023. Israel is expected to release a total of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees today, some 70 of whom will be sent into exile, in exchange for the four.
Israel has said that Palestinians who have been convicted of killing Israelis should be permanently deported if they are freed under the hostage-ceasefire agreement, and would not be allowed to return to homes in the West Bank or Gaza.
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