Israel has approved a controversial prisoner release as part of a U.S.-brokered agreement to secure the release of hostages, with 2,000 prisoners including individuals convicted of deadly terrorist attacks set to be freed in the coming days.
The agreement, facilitated by U.S. President Donald Trump, includes the release of inmates from Israeli prisons, some of whom were convicted of killing Israeli civilians and soldiers.
Defense Ministry officials announced Friday morning that, in accordance with government instructions and the approved outline for the hostage return, families of terror victims will soon receive personal notifications informing them that the perpetrators of their relatives’ murders are among those slated for release.
Government ministers were asked early Friday to approve by phone a modification to the list of prisoners, swapping several Fatah-affiliated inmates serving life sentences for an equal number of Hamas-affiliated prisoners, in coordination with the United States and international mediators.
Minister Orit Strock expressed firm opposition during the vote, stating, “My position is one of absolute opposition. Unfortunately and shamefully, this will lay the foundation for Hamas’s next infrastructure.”
Ministers from the Otzma Yehudit party such as Itamar Ben Gvir, Amichai Eliyahu, and Yitzhak Wasserlauf also voted against the move.
The list of prisoners includes several high-ranking and notorious terrorists convicted of deadly attacks:
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Boggles the mind the reasoning behind 2000 in exchange for 20 some.
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