Fifth batch: Three Israeli captives in exchange for 183 Palestinians
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The Palestinian Resistance will release three Israeli captives today as part of the fifth round of the ceasefire agreement, while 183 Palestinian detainees will be liberated in return.
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Freed Palestinian prisoners react as they arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and the Israeli occupation in Khan Younis, on February 1, 2025. (AP)
The fifth round of the prisoner-captive exchange deal began this Sunday morning, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, which facilitates the exchange of prisoners between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation.
As per the terms of the agreement, the Palestinian Resistance will release three Israeli captives: Eliyahu Datsun Yosef Sharabi, Or Avraham Lisha Levyi, and Ohad Ben Ami.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported increased activity in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, with al-Qassam Brigades members and their weapons deployed ahead of the start of the exchange operation.
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— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) February 8, 2025
In response to Netanyahu, the al-Qassam Brigades, surrounded by hundreds of Palestinians, displayed a large banner on the Deir al-Balah platform reading: "We are the flood...we are the next day."
Israeli media reported, "While Netanyahu was in Washington, Hamas mocked the Prime Minister by setting up a platform with a banner reading 'Absolute Victory' alongside an image of Netanyahu."
In exchange for the three Israeli prisoners to be released, the Israeli occupation is expected to free 18 prisoners serving life sentences, 54 prisoners with long sentences, and 111 prisoners from the Gaza Strip who were arrested after October 7, 2023.
In this context, Israeli media said that it is difficult to ignore prisoners who will be released, including Hatem al-Jousi, who is considered the founder of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and is sentenced to six life sentences, or Shadi Barghouti, the son of Fakhri al-Barghouti, who participated in the killing of Israeli officer Mordechai Yekuel.
Also among those to be released is Hamas official Jamal al-Tawil, who was arrested in Ramallah in June 2021. Additionally, the total number of prisoners released in today’s deal reaches 183, matching the number released in the fourth round.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation threatened the families of prisoners Jamal al-Tawil and Shadi al-Barghouti in Ramallah with consequences if they celebrated their release. She stated that released prisoner Fakhri al-Barghouti was transferred for treatment after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers during a raid on his home in the town of Kobar, north of Ramallah.
