Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of cease-fire deal to free hostages

Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners to cheering crowds successful the West Bank pursuing the instrumentality of 3 Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity successful Gaza. 

Some supporters were seen waving Hamas flags aft climbing connected apical of the buses carrying detainees from Israel’s Ofer prison, conscionable extracurricular the West Bank metropolis of Ramallah, according to the Associated Press. All of those freed were women and teenagers who were being held connected charges related to Israeli authorities security. 

"There’s this treble feeling we’re surviving in, connected the 1 hand, this feeling of freedom, that we convey everyone for, and connected the different hand, this pain, of losing truthful galore Palestinian martyrs," released detainee and governmental person Khalida Jarrar told the quality agency. 

The 62-year-old is simply a starring subordinate of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which the U.S. has designated arsenic a violent organization. Jarrar has been successful and retired of Israeli situation successful caller years and Human Rights Watch has antecedently called her arrests portion of Israel’s wider crackdown connected non-violent governmental opposition. 

FIRST HOSTAGES RETURN TO ISRAEL AFTER 471 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY 

A assemblage gathers astir a autobus carrying released Palestinian prisoners arsenic it arrives successful the West Bank metropolis of Beitunia aboriginal connected Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP/Leo Correa)

Bara’a Al-Fuqha, 22, hugged her household arsenic she stepped disconnected the achromatic Red Cross autobus and into the oversea of cheering Palestinians.

A aesculapian pupil astatine Al-Quds University successful East Jerusalem earlier her arrest, she had spent astir six months successful prison. She told the AP that she was held nether administrative detention – a argumentation of indefinite imprisonment without ceremonial complaint oregon trial. 

"Thank God, I americium present with my family, I’m satisfied," she said. "But my joyousness is limited, due to the fact that truthful galore among america Palestinians are being tortured and abused. Our radical successful Gaza are suffering. God willing, we volition enactment to escaped them, too." 

AUBURN COACH BRUCE PEARL SLAMS HAMAS AFTER HOSTAGES ARE RELEASED 

A Palestinian captive is greeted arsenic helium disembarks from a autobus aft being released from an Israeli situation successful the West Bank metropolis of Beitunia. (AP/Leo Correa)

The cease-fire and hostage woody involves Hamas gradually releasing 33 Israeli hostages held successful Gaza implicit the adjacent six weeks successful speech for Israel releasing astir 2,000 prisoners and detainees from the West Bank and Gaza. 

The archetypal 3 hostages released by Hamas connected Sunday, all young women, were identified arsenic Doron Steinbrecher, 31; Romi Gonen, 24; and Emily Damari, 28. 

Palestinians clasp posters with the photograph of precocious Hamas person Ismail Haniyeh arsenic they hold for the accomplishment of the released Palestinian prisoners, successful the West Bank metropolis of Beitunia, connected Sunday, Jan. 19. (AP/Leo Correa)

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"Over the adjacent fewer days, they volition acquisition a artillery of aesculapian tests successful bid to hole due treatments aft enduring specified a torturous acquisition astatine the hands of Hamas terrorists," said Yitshak Kreiss, the director-general of Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. 

Fox News’ Louis Casiano and the Associated Press contributed to this report.