Palestinian Hamas militants stand guard as people gather at the site of the handing over of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Feb. 20, 2025. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
Israel will free 602 inmates from jails on Saturday as part of a hostage-prisoner swap with Hamas under an ongoing Gaza cease-fire deal, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club advocacy group.
Among those released, 445 are individuals from Gaza who were arrested after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war, 60 are serving long sentences, 50 are serving life sentences, and 47 were re-arrested after a 2011 prisoner exchange, Amani Sarahneh, spokeswoman for the NGO, told AFP.
Israel will free 602 inmates from jails on Saturday as part of a hostage-prisoner swap with Hamas under an ongoing Gaza cease-fire deal, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club advocacy group.
Among those released, 445 are individuals from Gaza who were arrested after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war, 60 are serving long sentences, 50 are serving life sentences, and 47 were re-arrested after a 2011 prisoner exchange, Amani Sarahneh, spokeswoman for the NGO, told AFP.
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