In exchange for three Israeli prisoners in the fourth swap of the Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian advocacy group said.
Publish dateSaturday 1 February 2025 - 10:46
Story Code : 306329
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): “Ninety prisoners will be released tomorrow in exchange for the three Israeli detainees, nine of whom are serving life sentences and 81 of whom have long sentences,” Palestinian Prisoners’ Club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh said on Friday.
Separately, a Hamas official told AFP that Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt will reopen on Saturday following the exchange of prisoners.
The Rafah crossing was a vital entry point for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza before the Israeli military seized the Palestinian side of it in May.
Since then the gateway has been closed, drawing repeated condemnation from Egypt and other countries as well as from aid organisations.
“The mediators informed Hamas of Israel’s approval to open Rafah crossing tomorrow, Saturday, after the completion of the fourth batch of prisoner exchange,” the Hamas official said, with the source explaining evacuations of the injured would take place at the crossing as per the truce agreement.
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said in a statement that the first group of sick people will leave the territory for treatment in Egypt on Saturday.
Separately, a Hamas official told AFP that Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt will reopen on Saturday following the exchange of prisoners.
The Rafah crossing was a vital entry point for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza before the Israeli military seized the Palestinian side of it in May.
Since then the gateway has been closed, drawing repeated condemnation from Egypt and other countries as well as from aid organisations.
“The mediators informed Hamas of Israel’s approval to open Rafah crossing tomorrow, Saturday, after the completion of the fourth batch of prisoner exchange,” the Hamas official said, with the source explaining evacuations of the injured would take place at the crossing as per the truce agreement.
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said in a statement that the first group of sick people will leave the territory for treatment in Egypt on Saturday.
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