33 new Palestinian prisoners embrace freedom in 4th stage of swap deal
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The Palestinian Resistance liberates 33 new Palestinian prisoners from Israeli occupation prisons.
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A freed Palestinian prisoner (R) greets a relative after being released from Israeli occupation prisons, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on November 27, 2023. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
Thirty-three Palestinian prisoners, including three female prisoners and 30 underage males, snatched their freedom early Tuesday, in the fourth batch of the Qatari and Egyptian-mediated prisoner exchange agreement between the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian Resistance.
These are the prisoners who are set to embrace freedom today.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 27, 2023
Three female prisoners and 30 children prisoners will get to hug their families and loved ones for the first time in what seems to be forever in brutal Israeli prisons.#Palestine #Gaza pic.twitter.com/sI2ek4EKk5
The liberation comes after the release of 11 Israeli captives as confirmed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Israeli occupation military later confirmed that the captives were in "Israel".
#Watch | Hamas publishes a video of the latest handing-over of Israeli captives to the ICRC as part of the fourth batch of the prisoner-captive exchange. pic.twitter.com/RYvepzFY1b
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 27, 2023
Israeli occupation forces had stormed the city of Beitunia and opened fire at Palestinians who were waiting to receive the freed prisoners. As a result, Palestinian youth Yassin Abdullah Al-Asmar was wounded in his chest and later succumbed to his injury.
#Watch | Israeli occupation forces storm the city of Beitounia, west of #Ramallah, and attack civilians in parallel with Palestinians waiting for the convoy of the freed prisoners from Israeli prisons.#Palestine #WestBank pic.twitter.com/jhtcUWgQqk
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 27, 2023
Palestinian media mentioned that 16-year-old prisoner Nofouz Hammad was released from Israeli occupation authorities and reached her home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied al-Quds.
#Watch | The moment freed #Palestinian prisoner Nofouz Hammad embraced her family in their house in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied #AlQuds. #Palestine pic.twitter.com/Gm4Z9xFmjv
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 27, 2023
Hammad, upon her release, told reporters that prisoners were hugely mistreated by the Israeli occupation forces during the release process.
Earlier, Nofouz's father, Jad, told Al Mayadeen that an Israeli organization urged the Israeli occupation military not to release her, pointing out that the prisoner's family "is living a nightmare and wants to ensure the safety of their daughter."
Hammad cited eyewitnesses as saying that his daughter was at a hospital, while not ruling out that she might have been subjected to beating and assault by the occupation forces.
Amid Israeli reports that the truce represents a failure to the occupation and an achievement for the Resistance, Israeli occupation forces stormed the homes of freed prisoners and prevented their families from celebrating the return of their loved ones, in addition to threatening them against showing any signs of festivities.
In the latest of such oppression, the Media Office reported that the occupation forces summoned several family members of underage male prisoners from Al-Quds who were scheduled to be released early Tuesday as preparations began in Ramallah to receive them.
Israeli occupation forces had stormed the house of Nofouz Hammad, the youngest female prisoner in Israeli prisons. They also raided the homes of prisoners Mohammad Abu Humus in the town of Issawiya and Adam Ghaith and Salah el-Din Hadrah in the town of At-Tur, all located in occupied Al-Quds, and warned their families against holding any celebratory events.
The IOF storm the house of #Palestinian prisoner Nofouz Hammad, the youngest female prisoner in Israeli prisons.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 27, 2023
Nofouz is set to be liberated tonight as part of the fourth batch of exchange. https://t.co/I35Q2tlcUq
On Monday, Hamas announced that an agreement was reached to extend the temporary truce agreement in return for a prisoner exchange for two days, which was set to expire Tuesday morning, noting that the deal will be under the same terms as the previous truce.
The original agreement stipulates the liberation of 150 Palestinians in exchange for the Resistance releasing 50 Israeli captives.
