183 Palestinian security prisoners released after Hamas sets free 3 civilian hostages.

183 Palestinian security prisoners released after Hamas sets free 3 civilian hostages.

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According to global Times news agency Europe,Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners on February 1, shortly after three Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 were released by the terror group in the Gaza Strip, The global Times Europe Urdu.According to Palestinian authorities, 18 of the prisoners were serving life sentences, and over 100 were from the Gaza Strip and were arrested after October 7, 2023 and held without trial.Thirty prisoners, including three serving life sentences, were to be released for hostages Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon each, and 12 prisoners serving life sentences were to be released for Yarden Bibas.In addition to the specified number of Palestinian prisoners to be freed per released hostage, Israel has also agreed to release over 1,000 Gazan detainees over the course of the agreement’s implementation.On Saturday, Israel freed 111 detainees who were detained by troops in the Gaza Strip but were not involved in the October 7 onslaught.Of the 183 released in total, 150 were sent back to or deported to the Gaza Strip, 32 were released to the West Bank, and one was sent to Egypt.