30 new Palestinian prisoners liberated in sixth batch
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Thirty new prisoners have been liberated from Israeli prisons through an exchange deal negotiated by the Palestinian resistance with the Israeli occupation entity, marking the liberation of the sixth batch of prisoners.
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Liberated prisoner Suhair Barghouti, was received after her release as part of the Al-Qassam prisoner exchange deal on November 30, 2023. (ScreenGrab)
30 new prisoners, including 15 young prisoners, were liberated on Thursday at dawn as part of the sixth batch of the prisoner exchange deal agreed upon between the Palestinian resistance in Gaza and the Israeli occupation.
The Palestinians welcomed the freed prisoners, raising flags of Hamas and Al-Qassam in the western part of Ramallah, with slogans honoring the brigades and the resistance.
The liberated prisoners arrive in the city of #Ramallah.#Palestine pic.twitter.com/1pe3sseJCD
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 30, 2023
On the other hand, the Palestinian resistance handed over the group of Israeli captives. The Al-Qassam Brigades released a video showing the sixth batch of the Israeli captives.
The al-Qassam Brigades released a video documenting the handover of the sixth batch of Israeli prisoners in the #Gaza Strip, carried out in coordination with the Al-Quds Brigades.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 30, 2023
This exchange is part of the humanitarian truce and the liberation of Palestinian prisoners from… pic.twitter.com/DBIRMZjQey
Sixth batch of liberated Palestinians
Earlier today, the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club announced the list of Palestinian male and female prisoners included in the sixth exchange deal.
Female Palestinian prisoners in the occupied 48 territories include:
Asma' Hassan Abu Tikfa (Jabour), Aya Shoukri Mahmoud Shehadeh, Aden Odeh Ibrahim Al-Turi, Fatima Shaher Fares Baloum, Nadine Mounif Mohammad al-Shibli, Rita Salim Hussein Murad, and Lana Nader Mahmoud Abu Salah.
Female Palestinian prisoners in occupied al-Quds include:
Hanadi Mohammad Jabr Makkawi (Helwani) and Khadija Ahmad Ibrahim Khwais.
Female Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank include:
Mariam Mahmoud Abdel Salam Salhab (al-Khalil), Suhair Ismail Moussa Barghouthi (Ramallah and al-Bireh), Lama Abdel Muttalib Theib Al-Fakhouri (Khater) Al Khalil, Ruqaya Abdel Rahman Taha Amro (al-Khalil) , Dania Saqr Mohammad Hanatsheh (Ramallah), and Ahed Bassem Muhammad Al-Tamimi (Ramallah and al-Bireh).
Young Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank include:
Ibrahim Ahmad Badr Zama’ra (al-Khalil), Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Mohammad al-Rashayda (al-Khalil), Mohammad Ossama Mustafa Mahameed, Aws Rabie Kayed Khader (Jenin), Yahya Mohammad Mobtassem Arhimah (Ramallah and al-Bireh), Ahmad Kamal Ahmad al-Amour (al-Khalil), Ma'moun Aziz Issa Farroukh (al-Khalil), and Abdul Rahman Omar Ezzat Hanafiya (Jenin).
Young Palestinian prisoners in occupied al-Quds include:
Abdul Rahman Abd al-Shafi Hassan Razem, Nour al-Din Amer Ahmad Abu Jomaa, Karam Ghaleb Nasri al-Harimi, Nohad Mohammad Nohad Jadallah, Mohammad Wael Ali Jadallah, Haroun Hani Ali A'lqam, and Izz al-Din Mu'tasim Amran Totah.
Resistance releases 12 of its prisoners
The Palestinian prisoners were liberated today in exchange for the Palestinian resistance handing over 12 of its captives, 10 of whom are Israeli and two of whom hold Russian citizenship.
#WATCH | The moment the sixth batch of Israeli captives in #Gaza was released by the Palestinian Resistance as part of the truce and exchange deal. pic.twitter.com/KESoWZg2Jr
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 29, 2023
The Al-Qassam Brigades published part of the release of two Russian female captives to its resistance fighters in response to a request by the Russian leadership.
The #Palestinian Resistance published a video from the latest delivery of Israeli captives as part of the sixth batch of the prisoner-captive exchange.#Palestine pic.twitter.com/Xk2FrzbvIn
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 29, 2023
It also published scenes of handing over its Israeli prisoners to the International Red Cross, amid a large popular crowd and chants in support of the Brigades.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli occupation's prison service said that 30 Palestinian prisoners were liberated from the Israeli occupation's prisons as part of the prisoners-captives swap deal imposed on the Israeli occupation.
This comes after al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Resistance movement, and al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, revealed Tuesday that they handed over a new batch of Israeli captives in Gaza to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Talks on truce extension
Meanwhile, according to Bloomberg, American and Qatari negotiators are seeking to extend the truce for two additional days, as it enters its final day.
Egyptian media reported that Hamas takes a truce extension to be a likely scenario, noting however that the conditions for the release of Israeli soldiers held by the Palestinian Resistance will be entirely different. The media also added that "the ongoing negotiations include discussions on how to end the war and lift the blockade on Gaza."
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On Tuesday, Reuters cited an informed source as saying that the heads of the Israeli Mossad and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) met with the Qatari Prime Minister in Doha to "build on progress" on the 48-hour extension to the truce between "Israel" and the Palestinian Resistance group Hamas. The source stated that Egyptian officials were also present, noting that the meeting in Doha would also work up to the next phase of a potential deal.
An op-ed written for the New York Times on Tuesday details that the extension of the truce from four days to six is causing doubt over whether the Israeli occupation would resume its hostilities in Gaza or if it would stop its onslaught dead in its tracks.
The extension of the ceasefire has also prompted expectations that both the Israeli occupation and the Resistance may consider further short-term renewals. As the duration of the ceasefire grows, external pressure on "Israel" to make it permanent intensifies, while internal pressures urge for its conclusion.
