The release will be in “an appropriate manner” that reflects the Palestinian “culture and Islam’s teaching
Israel is set to free 369 Palestinians on Saturday as part of the sixth exchange since the Gaza ceasefire took effect on January 19.
In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office, affiliated with Hamas resistance group, said the released will include 36 Palestinians serving life sentences and 333 from Gaza who were arrested by Israel after October 7, 2023. Twenty-four of the released will be sent abroad.
In return, Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced the names of three Israeli captives scheduled for release as part of the swap deal.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the release will be in “an appropriate manner” that reflects the Palestinian “culture and Islam’s teaching.”
Israeli army kills teen in West Bank
The Israeli army has killed a Palestinian teen in eastern Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, amid devastating attacks there, according to Palestinian authorities.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Adel Bishkar, 19, was killed in the Askar camp in Nablus.
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Bishkar was shot in his chest by the army, and transferred to hospital, but later died from his wounds.
The Israeli army continues devastating attacks in the areas of Jenin and Tulkarem in the northern West Bank that started on January 21 and has killed more than 40 Palestinians, displaced thousands and caused wide-scale destruction.
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