Key mediator Qatar set announce numbers of hostages and prisoners to be freed on Saturday in second swap since four-day ceasefire came into effectOver three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a heroes welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the Associated Press reports.The procession of freed prisoners, some accused of minor offences and others convicted in attacks, at a checkpoint outside of Jerusalem stoked massive crowds of Palestinians into a chanting, clapping, hand-waving, screaming frenzy. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/25/israel-hamas-war-live-hamas-set-to-release-fresh-wave-of-hostages-reports-say-as-ceasefire-continues
Author : Tom Ambrose (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)
Publish date : 2023-11-25 09:09:24
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