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SvennoJ on 13 October 2025
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Huge crowd cheers released Palestinians upon arrival

Enormous crowds have cheered the released Palestinians getting off the buses that transported them from Ofer Prison to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Family members and friends were seen hugging the men upon their arrival.


Freed Palestinians are greeted by their families in Ramallah


A Palestinian man released from Israeli jail embraces his daughter


Hamas hails prisoner exchange as great day for Palestinians

Hamas’s director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office has spoken to Al Jazeera about the ongoing prisoner exchange taking place. Here are the director’s translated comments:

  • The release of prisoners and the cessation of war in Gaza marks a great day.
  • A number of prisoners who have been held in occupation prisons for decades will be released.
  • One hundred fifty-four released Palestinian prisoners will be deported.
  • The [Israeli] occupation is trying to evade its obligations in every agreement.
  • The [Palestinian] resistance insisted on confirming the names of the prisoners to be released.
  • We have made improvements to the lists of prisoners, especially those detained from Gaza.


Israel sends 154 freed Palestinians to Egypt

The Prisoners’ Media Office says 154 Palestinian detainees freed under the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been sent to Egypt.

“The 154 Palestinian prisoners deported abroad were received and transferred to the Arab Republic of Egypt to complete their release procedures as part of the implementation of the Free Flood 3 deal,” it said.

The prisoners are among hundreds released as part of the ongoing exchange agreement linked to the ceasefire, which also saw 20 Israeli captives released from Gaza.


Israeli forces assault brother of released prisoner near Jerusalem

The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli forces have assaulted the brother of a recently released Palestinian prisoner during a raid on their home in the town of Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem.

Soldiers stormed the home of Ayman al-Kurd, released today under the Gaza ceasefire deal, and beat up his brother, causing fractures and bruises to his nose and foot. Soldiers also damaged property and warned families of freed prisoners against holding celebrations.

Wafa added that Israeli forces also raided several areas in the occupied West Bank, including al-Khader, al-Ubeidiya, and Dar Salah, without reporting any arrests.

In a separate incident, Israeli settlers reportedly blocked the main Ramallah-Nablus road near al-Lubban Asharqiya, where they brandished weapons outside two schools.