RAMALLAH, Friday, December 1, 2023 (WAFA) – In the early hours of Friday, Israeli occupation authorities released 30 Palestinian prisoners, including 22 children and eight women. The release took place near Ramallah and in occupied Jerusalem.
This was the seventh batch of the prisoner swap deal under the temporary humanitarian truce in Gaza between the Palestinian factions and the Israeli occupation, brokered by Qatar and Egypt.
The release of the 30 prisoners, who included eight women from the 1948-occupied lands, took place at both the Israeli military prison of Ofer, southwest of Ramallah, and at the Russian Compound Prison in occupied Jerusalem.
19 of the released child prisoners were bused from the Ofer military prison to downtown Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Their families and a crowd of well-wishers warmly welcomed them in the Ramallah Municipality yard.
Earlier in the day, Israeli occupation police in occupied Jerusalem raided the homes of the prisoners to be released later in the night, warning them against holding any celebrations or gatherings. Journalist crews present at the scene were suppressed and prevented from covering the events.
During the seven batches of the swap deal, Israeli occupation authorities released a total of 63 female Palestinian detainees and 147 children, the majority of whom had been arrested during the ongoing Israeli aggression against our people since October 7.
In contrast, Israeli occupation forces arrested more than 260 Palestinians in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, during the seven-day truce, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners Society.
