Israeli forces have released about 500 Palestinian prisoners. 37 of them were from the West Coast, 5 from Jerusalem and returned to Ramallah. Another 456 prisoners were returned to the Gaza Strip. At the same time, the Hamas military wing, Al Qasam Brigade, returned to Israel into 4 hostages, the Arab media reported. It is noted that the return of Palestinian prisoners had a number of diseases, some of them were taken to hospital.
In addition, Israel has suspended the release of 24 prisoners, unless the Identity of the four Israeli hostages has been established. Hamas has handed over 4 Israeli hostages to the Red Cross as part of the seventh batch of the first round of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. At the same time, Hamas confirmed the ceasefire agreement and expressed readiness to start negotiations on the second stage of the ceasefire agreement.
The first phase of the ceasefire agreement began in the Gaza Strip on January 19 2025. The agreement includes 3 stages, each of which lasts 42 days, provided negotiations on the next stage until the end of the current stage.
