Gaza deal to see nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released
There are some details about this deal that are emerging. We understand that there will be a release of Israeli captives. We believe the remaining, around 20, then a phased release of the remains of the deceased Israeli captives. And then, Israel will release Palestinian captives, around 1,950, including 250 who are serving life sentences.
Now, other parts of this deal are still unclear about Hamas disarmament, about how that’s going to happen and when that’s going to happen.
We understand that Israel will withdraw to an agreed line within Gaza and then that is a part of a larger withdrawal.
There is cautious optimism here in Qatar and the rest of the Middle East. What guarantees are there that Israel won’t return to war, return to the genocide in Gaza once hostages are released. What’s stopping Israel?
And that guarantee essentially is the United States and the US President Donald Trump.
Palestinians celebrate in Khan Younis following news of a new Gaza ceasefire deal
2,000 sounds like a lot, yet there are over 3,500 Palestinian prisoners in administrative detention, without charge or trial. 11,000 total, most 'convicted' by a military court with over 99% conviction rate. And then those disappeared from Gaza.
And what guarantees are there they don't get put back in Israeli torture camps after release, as what happened to many of the previously released prisoners.
At least 9 Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
The Israeli military has carried out raids and arrests in locations across the occupied West Bank over recent hours, according to the Wafa news agency. The report said:
- Two men have been arrested in the city of Nablus and three men have been arrested in nearby Balata refugee camp.
- In the governorate of Hebron, a man has been arrested in the village of al-Sura, and another man has been arrested in the town of Beit Ummar.
- A man has been arrested in the city of Bethlehem, and a second man has been arrested in the nearby village of Hindazah.
- In the governorate of Tulkarem, a man has been arrested in the town of Attil, north of Tulkarem city.
Gaza death toll rises
At least 10 Palestinians, including two aid seekers, have been killed and 49 injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. One body has also been retrieved from the rubble of previous Israeli attacks in the same timeframe, the ministry added.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed a total of 67,194 Palestinians and injured 169,890 since October 7, 2023, the statement published on Telegram said.
I want to hope that will be the last, but it won't.
Grim daily toll of Israel’s war on Gaza highlighted by enclave’s media office
Gaza’s Government Media Office has issued a statement on the average daily toll of the two-year genocidal war on the enclave. Since October 7, 2023, Israel:
- killed 18 male and female students and one teacher daily
- destroyed 367 housing units daily
- demolished more than one mosque daily
- made 394 families homeless daily
- destroyed a central water well daily
- destroyed 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) of electricity networks daily
- destroyed 959 metres (3,146 feet) of water networks daily
- destroyed 959 metres (3,146 feet) of sewage networks daily
- destroyed 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) of roads daily
- targeted one shelter and displacement centre every 3 days
