CAIRO – 25 January 2025: Delegations from Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) are traveling to Cairo for official visits to meet with Palestinian prisoners deported to Egypt on Saturday.
The Hamas delegation, headed by the Head of Hamas Shura Council Mohamed Darwish, is set to meet with officials in Egypt, the movement said in a statement.
Seventy of 200 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails today as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza arrived in Egypt through the Rafah border crossing.
🎥Palestinian prisoners arrive in Egypt after release from Israeli prisons #Egypt #Palestine #MiddleEast #Israel #GAZA | #تحيا_مصر #مصر #فلسطين #إسرائيل #غزة #تضامناً_مع_فلسطين #هدنة #الهدنة #الاسرى #رفح pic.twitter.com/AjNdB3cTuU
— Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) January 25, 2025
Since the ceasefire took effect on Sunday, January 19, Hamas and Israel have successfully completed two captive-prisoner swaps.
Today, they exchanged four female Israeli soldiers—20-year-olds Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy, as well as 19-year-old Liri Albag—for 200 Palestinian prisoners.
Among the released Palestinians are 121 individuals serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks against Israelis.
Israel has stated that Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis will not be allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank or Gaza.
The ceasefire has brought an end to a war that has claimed the lives of over 47,000 Palestinians, injured more than 111,000, and displaced most of the population since October 2023.
Egypt, Qatar, and the United States brokered the agreement after more than a year of mediation.
On the first day of the ceasefire, Hamas and Israel exchanged three Israeli captives—24-year-old Romi Gonen, 28-year-old Emily Damari, and 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher—for 90 Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel has prevented the return of Palestinians internally displaced by the war in Gaza to their homes in the north, reportedly opening fire on civilians and killing one.#Egypt #Palestine #MiddleEast #Israel #GAZA | #تحيا_مصر #مصر #فلسطين #إسرائيل #غزة #تضامناً_مع_فلسطين #هدنة… pic.twitter.com/3kNUHvtTkz
— Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) January 25, 2025
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