Wed 30-April-2025

Prisoner exchange

Hamas: The second phase of the prisoner exchange to start next Saturday

Senior Hamas official Nahed al-Fakhouri has said that the second phase of the prisoner swap deal will start next Saturday, January 25.

Hamas congratulates its people and supporters on liberation of Palestinian prisoners

The Hamas Movement has congratulated the Palestinian people, the Arab and Muslim nations, and the world’s free people on the release of 90 Palestinian women and children from Israeli jails as part of the ceasefire agreement, which took effect on Sunday.

90 Palestinian women and kids released from Israeli jails

90 Palestinian women and children were freed at dawn Monday from Israeli prisons and were greeted by large crowds of jubilant relatives, friends and supporters as they returned home in the occupied West Bank following the release of three Israeli captives in Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement, which took effect yesterday.

QB hands over three Israeli captives to Red Cross

Several hours after the ceasefire agreement come into effect, al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over three Israeli female captives to the Red Cross on Sunday evening as part of the first phase of the deal.

Qatar: Gaza ceasefire to come into effect Sunday morning

The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between the Hamas Movement and Israel will come into effect on Sunday, January 19, at 08:30 a.m. local time in Gaza, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman announced in a post on X.

69% of Israelis want prisoner exchange deal with Hamas

An Israeli opinion poll showed that 69% of Israelis support concluding a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, while 20% support continuing the war of extermination on the Gaza Strip.

Hamdan: Israel is obstructing negotiations, the exchange deal still in general framework

The senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that Israel only wants to exchange prisoners, while the resistance demands an end to the aggression on Gaza once and for all.

Haneyya: Hamas mulling over ceasefire and prisoner swap proposal

Head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haneyya has said that his Movement will study and respond to the proposal relayed to it following the recent Paris meeting regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of prisoners.

Qatari premier: Progress made in Gaza truce and prisoner swap talks

Qatar's prime minister has said that progress is being made in negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and the release of prisoners.

Al-Qassam: No release of captives alive without exchange deal

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Tuesday evening the results of a number of heroic operations, including the killing of 11 Israeli occupation soldiers in the Shuja'iya neighborhood in Gaza City.