Israel Releases 39 Palestinians From Prison

November 24, 2023 5:06 am

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has released 39 Palestinian prisoners in line with a truce deal that saw 13 Israeli hostages freed by militants in Gaza hours earlier. Thirty-three prisoners were freed Friday in the West Bank and handed to a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross. Qadura Fares heads an advocacy group for prisoners. He said the remaining six prisoners were being freed from a Jerusalem lockup. The releases on both sides were part of a deal for a four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war that began Friday. Over the next four days, 150 Palestinian prisoners and 50 Israeli hostages are to be freed.