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[7] [8] Under the terms of the agreement, the eight Russian nationals and two minors were transferred to Russia, while thirteen of the prisoners held by Russia and Belarus were released to Germany and three to the U.S. [9] Both the U.S. and Russia hailed the prisoner swap as a significant diplomatic victory. [10] [7]
Three Israeli hostages were released from Gaza on Sunday, while 90 Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli prisons. More hostages and prisoners are set to be released on Jan. 25.
Ofer Kalderon, held hostage in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, is released by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in an image ...
2 Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its part of the exchange, accusing Hamas of "shocking scenes" at one handover.
Hours later, 183 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in the exchange. Among them, 150 arrived in Gaza while 32 got off a bus in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, where they were ...
In the first stage of the prisoner swap deal Israel released 477 prisoners, 450 men and 27 women. [12]The official list, which includes the crimes the prisoners were convicted of, was published by the Israel Prison Services and is available in Hebrew only, [13] though a Google Translate version into English has been placed online as well.
An American was among three people released from prison by the government of Belarus, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Adam Boehler, the US special envoy for hostages, told reporters ...
On January 16, 2017, the Federal government of the United States announced that ten more prisoners were released to Oman, leaving about 45 detainees. [12] [13] Of all prisoners at Guantanamo, Afghans were the largest group (29 percent), followed by Saudi Arabians (17 percent), Yemenis (15 percent), Pakistanis (9 percent), and Algerians (3 ...