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Zakaria al-Zubaidi to be liberated in third batch of prisoner exchange

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen English
  • 29 Jan 2025 23:48
2 Min Read

Imprisoned Resistance commanders Zakaria al-Zubaidi and Muhammad Attiya Abu Warda are among the 100 Palestinians set for liberation tomorrow.

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  •  In this Dec. 30, 2004 file photo, Zakaria Zubeidi, the leader in the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in the West Bank, in the West Bank town of Jenin. (AP)
    In this December 30, 2004 file photo, Zakaria Zubeidi, the leader in the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in the West Bank, in the West Bank town of Jenin (AP)

The Hamas Martyrs and Prisoners Office and the Prisoners and Liberators Affairs Authority announced the third list of names of prisoners who will be freed in the first phase of the prisoner exchange on Thursday.

The list includes 110 lifers, long-term prisoners, as well as imprisoned children. 

A statement by the Prisoners and Liberators Affairs Authority announced that imprisoned commander Zakaria al-Zubaidi will embrace freedom tomorrow as part of the exchange deal alongside imprisoned commander Muhammad Attiya Abu Warda, who was sentenced to 48 life sentences.

Abu Warda is responsible, along with prisoner Hassan Salameh, for the operations avenging the assassination of Yahya Ayyash.

According to the statement, 32 prisoners sentenced to life, 48 prisoners with multiple sentences, and 30 children will be liberated tomorrow. 

Earlier today, a Palestinian Resistance commander informed Al Mayadeen that the Hamas Resistance movement submitted the list of names of Israeli captives to be handed over on Thursday. 

Speaking to Al Mayadeen, the commander stated that the captives included a female Israeli soldier, Arbel Yehud, and an elderly man. 

In exchange, 110 Palestinian prisoners will be liberated, including 30 children held in Israeli prisoners, Hamas' prisoner affairs office confirmed. 

"Tomorrow, on Thursday, 32 prisoners sentenced to life in prison, 48 with long term sentences and 30 children will be released as part of the first stage of the exchange deal," the statement read. 

Read more: 2nd stage of prisoner-exchange in Gaza ongoing, includes Ahmad Manasra

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