“The images of the three feminine prisoners being handed over to the enemy confirmed them in full bodily and psychological well being, whereas our female and male prisoners confirmed indicators of neglect and exhaustion,” the assertion learn.
Ninety Palestinians have been free of Israeli prisons and had been greeted by giant crowds of jubilant kin, mates and supporters as they returned dwelling to the occupied West Financial institution within the first prisoner alternate of the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas following the discharge of three Israeli captives within the besieged Gaza Strip.
On Monday, Pink Cross buses carrying the 90 Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah within the occupied West Financial institution, the place they had been greeted by crowds of hundreds regardless of warnings from Israeli forces that celebrations wouldn’t be allowed.
The freed Palestinians included 69 girls and 21 teenage boys – some as younger as 12 – from the occupied West Financial institution and Jerusalem.
Hours earlier, three Israeli girls captives of their mid-20s to early 30s had been launched in Gaza.
Within the first section of the deal, Hamas is anticipated to return a complete of 33 Israeli captives over the following 42 days – with the following launch due on Saturday.
Greater than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed for the reason that warfare started on October 7, and practically 90 p.c of Gaza’s inhabitants has been forcibly displaced by Israeli evacuation orders and assaults.