ISTANBUL, Oct 13 — Israel began to release Palestinian prisoners on Monday under a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Anadolu Ajansi reported that the Hamas-run Prisoners’ Media Office said buses carrying freed prisoners moved from Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, to Beitunia town in the occupied West Bank.
Buses carrying released prisoners also moved from the Negev Prison in southern Israel on their way to the Gaza Strip.
The releases came after Hamas handed over 20 living Israeli hostages under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
According to reports, 1,968 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 sentenced to life, will be released under the ceasefire agreement.
