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Ceasefire: 15 freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Turkey

sagagist.com.ng 2025/2/17


 

No fewer than fifteen Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the January 19 ceasefire agreement with Hamas arrived in Turkey on Tuesday after being deported first to Egypt,

Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, and the Hamas prisoners media office disclosed this on Monday.

It was gathered that among dozens of such former prisoners, they are the first to be taken in by a third country other than Egypt under the terms of the ceasefire, which bar prisoners convicted by Israel of violent attacks from returning to the Palestinian Territories.

Palestinians view those jailed for fighting Israel as resistance heroes.

The Foreign Minister said the 15 former prisoners had arrived via Egypt, after Ankara responded positively to a request under the ceasefire deal provisions.

“We think it would be beneficial for some regional countries to take a role in this matter… Egypt and Qatar would play a role in that respect,” Fidan said at a joint press conference in Ankara with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty.

According to him, the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza has led to Hamas’ release of 18 hostages and Israel’s release of 583 jailed Palestinians, of whom at least 79 were sent to Egypt.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to discuss the situation in Gaza and other regional issues with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Saga Gist reports that the Gaza war started with a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, on Israel that killed at least 1,200 people, and saw more than 250 taken as hostages.

According to Gaza authorities, the Israeli military campaign has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.

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