Israel will release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including those serving life sentences for murder and terror attacks, in exchange for the return of 33 Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The deal, approved by Israel's cabinet, marks the first phase of a three-phase agreement.
Israel to Release Around 2000 Terrorists, Including Murderers and Rapists, in 1st Phase of Hostage DealWith the Gaza ceasefire set to take effect on Sunday morning, more details of the hostages-for-terrorists deal come to light. Israel will be making painful concessions to the terror group Hamas to secure the return of hostages.
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages, of these only 25 are presumed to be alive. “Israeli officials said Saturday they believe 25 of the 33 hostages slated for release from Hamas captivity in the first phase of the deal approved by the government are alive,” the Israeli news websitereported. “In exchange for their return, Israel will release 737 Palestinian prisoners as part of the first phase of the cease-fire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal approved early Saturday.
They include members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Palestinian Authority’s ruling Fatah movement, along with women and children being held in Israeli jails. Some prisoners were released in 2011 in return for captive soldier Gilad Shalit later and re-arrested. Thabet Mardawi, who murdered tens of Israelis and injured hundreds in a series of terrorist attacks he planned and led, is just one of the 1,900 terrorists that Israel will release in return for 23 hostages .A Palestinian terrorist, who raped an Israeli prison guard, is also expected to be freed as part of the deal. Israeli female prison guards urged the authorities to kick him out of the country, rather than releasing him in the general Palestinian population.
The statement also noted that during his imprisonment, “Atallah had explicitly threatened a guard who had also been raped by him” and made abhorrent statements such as “I will haunt you for the rest of my life” and that he “would be released and take her to Nablus.”
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