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Hamas has said four captives’ bodies will be handed over on Thursday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Published On 26 Feb 2025

  • Hamas says it has reached a deal with mediators on the handover of the 620 Palestinian prisoners who were due to be freed by Israel last week, and “an equivalent number of women and children” detained in Gaza since the war began. Israel has confirmed the agreement without giving details.
  • The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office in Gaza says preparations are under way at the European Gaza Hospital in the enclave’s southern city of Khan Younis to receive the released prisoners as part of the seventh batch of the exchange deal.