Israel to deport or return nearly all released Palestinian prisoners to Gaza

The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs has released the names of 369 Palestinians set to be freed on Saturday as part of the latest captive-prisoner exchange under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

Only eight of those released will be welcomed home in the occupied West Bank, while four will return to their homes in occupied East Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, Israel has decided to exile 24 prisoners serving life sentences to Egypt, denying them the right to return to their homeland. The remaining 333 were originally detained in Gaza following Hamas’s attack on 7 October 2023 and will be sent back to the enclave.