Numerous reports show that the prepared release of 602 Palestinian detainees following today’s captive return has actually been postponed. Israeli authorities notified Palestinian equivalents in the West Bank that the release will now take place at 8 p.m. this night, according to Arab media outlets.
An unnamed Israeli source, priced quote by numerous Hebrew-language outlets, mentioned, “Concerning the hold-up in the release of the terrorists– following the conclusion of [the prime minister’s] security assessment tonight, a choice will be made relating to the next actions, and the conclusion of the return of captives’ stays at this phase.”
Hamas’ detainees’ media workplace and the Palestinian Prisoners Club have actually released lists of the 602 detainees set for release, that include 50 detainees serving life sentences. Of those to be released, 445 were recorded in the Gaza Strip after October 7 and are slated to be gone back to the enclave.
Among the most prominent names on the list is Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail. Barghouti, imprisoned in 1978 for eliminating a bus motorist, is among 47 detainees re-arrested following their release in the 2011 Gilad Shalit exchange.
He is amongst the 41 arranged for release, and he will be deported abroad upon his flexibility. In an associated advancement, 6 detainees who were re-arrested after the Shalit exchange have actually declined deportation; they will stay behind bars, with 6 other prisoners being released in their stead.