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On third day of truce, 39 Palestinian children embrace freedom

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 26 Nov 2023 20:37
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To stifle the Palestinians' joy, Israeli occupation forces open fire and injure a Palestinian youth outside "Ofer" prison where people were gathered to witness the prisoners' liberation.

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  • Palestinian prisoners released by Israel are welcomed to the West Bank town of Al Bireh Sunday Nov. 26, 2023. (AP)
    Liberated Palestinian prisoners are welcomed to the West Bank town of al-Bireh, on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023 (AP)

39 imprisoned Palestinian children were freed from Israeli occupation prisons under the truce agreement, the Israeli Prison Service said.

It was later confirmed that the bus carrying the 39 liberated Palestinian children arrived in Ramallah coming from the "Ofer" prison, where festivities are held to celebrate their return.

Footage shows the #Palestinian prisoner Amin Abbassi holding his family members close after being released from Israeli prisons.#Palestine pic.twitter.com/LVypI7nXdw

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 26, 2023

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced the names of the third batch of Palestinian prisoners included in today's exchange, i.e. the names of 39 children prisoners. No female prisoners were part of this deal.

According to the Commission, here are the names of the Palestinian children liberated from Israeli prisons:

From Areeha:

  • Maw'ad Omar Abdullah al-Haj
  • Moussa Mohannad Moussa al-Wareedat

From Beit Lahm:

  • Ammar Mahmoud Youssef Thawabteh
  • Yazan Amer Ali Sabah

From al-Khalil:

  • Khalil Muhammad Badr Zamaarah
  • Hasan Walid Jamal Sabarneh
  • Zaid Naeem Shahda Aaraar

From al-Quds:

  • Abdul Rahman Amer Fakhri al-Zaghal
  • Ahmad Qadri Mahmoud Sheehah
  • Amin Mohammad Amin Abbassi
  • Ayham Adnan Subhi Shaer
  • Ghannam Moussa Ghannam Abu Ghannam
  • Hassan Yasser Hassan Yasser
  • Khalil Ahmad Khalil A'war
  • Malik Murad Khalid Bouja
  • Mohammad Abbouda Hassan Ghaith
  • Mohammad Ahmad Mahmoud A'war
  • Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Abdul-Jabbar
  • Moussa Hmaidan Fadl Muhtasib
  • Mustafa Mohammad Ibrahim Abbassi
  • Nasrallah Iyad Amjad A'war
  • Nashaat Bassem Talib Dawabsheh
  • Nour al-Din Ziyad Rashed Qawasmi
  • Qassam Iyad Ahmed A'war
  • Rayan Adnan Hassan Atiq
  • Samir Samer Samir Bakhtan
  • Sultan Samer Mahmoud Sarhan
  • Youssef Fawaz Fayez Burqan

From Jenin:

  • Majd Raed Mas'oud Frayhat
  • Waheed Ismail Jameel Sbeih

From Nablus:

  • Oussama Naeef Oussama Marmash

From Qalqilya:

  • Ahmad Atiyeh Ahmad al-Odaini

From Rafah:

  • Alaa Fathi Abdul Hadi Abu Saneema

From Ramallah:

  • Ibadah Hossam Ahmad Khalil
  • Omar Emad Hasan Atshan
  • Mahmoud Nimr Eid Ata

From Tulkarm:

  • Adnan Hazem Adnan Eid
  • Ibrahim Muayyad Ibrahim Thafer
  • Omar Shaker Suhail Mahajneh

The stark contrast between how the #Palestinian Resistance treats Israeli captives and how Israelis treat Palestinian prisoners has become evident. #Palestine pic.twitter.com/ui8qO8FswU

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 26, 2023

39 Palestinians to be released from Israeli prisons today: Qatar

Earlier, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson said a total of 39 Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails are to be released from prison on Sunday, on the third day of a prisoner-captive exchange.

Qatar, with the support of the United States and Egypt, engaged in weeks of intense negotiations to secure the four-day truce between "Israel" and the Palestinian Resistance, which began Friday in Gaza after nearly seven weeks of war that left thousands killed and many more injured.

As part of agreed commitments, "39 Palestinian civilians will be released today in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli detainees from Gaza, in addition to a detainee holding Russian citizenship and 3 Thais," Majed al-Ansari said in a post on X.

تنفيذا لالتزامات اليوم الثالث من اتفاق الهدنة، سيتم الافراج اليوم عن ٣٩ من المدنيين الفلسطينيين في مقابل خروج ١٣ من المحتجزين الاسرائيليين من غزة بالاضافة إلى محتجز يحمل الجنسية الروسية و٣ تايلنديين خارج اطار الاتفاق تم تسليمهم إلى الصليب الأحمر.

— د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari (@majedalansari) November 26, 2023

Testimonies of liberated Palestinian women to Al Mayadeen

Shortly after being liberated as part of the temporary truce enforced by the Resistance, a number of formerly imprisoned Palestinian women made short statements to Al Mayadeen expressing their sour-sweet felicity of liberation and offering an insight into the cruel conditions in Israeli prisons. 

Rawan Abu Ziyadeh told Al Mayadeen that Palestinian female prisoners are subjected to severe violations in Israeli prisons. 

"[However,] we were sure that we would be liberated [at some point] after getting arrested," she said. 

"Agonizing pain has set in considering the loss of a significant number of martyrs, particularly in Gaza," Abu Ziyadeh added.

Tahrir Abu Sariya expressed her awe over the surreal felicity of liberation. 

"I still feel like I'm in a dream," she said.

"Agonizing pain has set in considering the loss of a significant number of martyrs, particularly in #Gaza."

-Liberated Palestinian prisoner Rawan Abu Ziyadeh to #AlMayadeen. https://t.co/RTJYS5kVkq

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 25, 2023

On her part, liberated prisoner Falastin Farid Najm told Al Mayadeen, "Our feeling of freedom is indescribable, and were it not for our Resistance in Gaza, we wouldn't be among our people now."

"Gaza, the resilient Resistance, if we thanked it every day, it wouldn't suffice," she added. 

"We celebrate our freedom despite all the occupation's threats," she said, knowing that the Israeli occupation issued orders to avoid all forms of festivities following the Palestinian prisoners' release.

Read more: Dark times awaiting 'Israel' after 4-day truce ends: WaPo

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