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Sun 26 Jan 2025 9:13 am - Jerusalem Time
25-1-25, a day in History

Yesterday, January 25, 2025, the Palestinian resistance, along with our great Palestinian people, recorded a day in history amidst manifestations of pride and honor in Palestinian pride, which was embodied in its most wonderful form, through the release of Palestinian prisoners on whom Israel imposed unjust sentences after imprisoning them for very long periods, most of whom were prisoners serving life sentences.
The will of our people was embodied in its highest and most noble form through the Palestinian achievements that took place yesterday, which we are proud of, as 200 prisoners were freed from the torments of prisons, Israeli torture measures, and very long periods of imprisonment. Despite the deportation of a large number of them to Egypt, and then their destination will be other foreign countries, the joy of liberation and getting rid of the yoke of occupation and years of oppression and humiliation was equal to the important event, in a deal that is the most qualitative in the history of the prisoner movement, given that it includes this distinguished number of freed prisoners.
As usual, Israel sought in every way to spoil the joy of the release of the Palestinian generals of patience, some of whom spent decades in prison, starting with procrastination and delaying the release process, passing through imposing strict measures around the prisons from which the buses of the released departed, and reaching the process of chasing their families and storming their homes, and preventing any signs of reception, in conjunction with the policy of attacking the families and suppressing them with tear gas bombs.
The image of Palestinian victory was evident, amidst popular and public support at all stations, Gaza, the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and Egypt, where the Palestinians imposed their rhythm, on a day that will remain engraved in the records of pride. All of this, and Israel does not want to see signs and banners of victory, but it found itself in front of a noisy popular aura, and in front of a people who love life.
Yesterday, the Palestinian resistance presented a distinguished show during the process of handing over and liberating the four Israeli female soldiers, carrying many expressive and powerful messages that shook the foundations of the political and military systems of Israel, starting from the huge crowd of fighters and activists who appeared in their military uniforms, amidst an organization backed by a seasoned administration and conscious leadership, through which it appeared as a state capable of presenting itself with confidence and presence to world public opinion, with a message of respect for the rights of Israeli female prisoners through their appearance in military uniform, after their arrest in this uniform, and presenting gifts to them, and allowing them to perform the farewell salute to the resistance, and showing them in a number of videotapes while they were on the Gaza sea, and their thanking the resistance for the good treatment, as it was proven, and by the occupation’s admission, that they are in very good health, at a time when not even the least optimistic were expecting this scenario.
The resistance has proven that it is an integrated and organized entity, and that it is not a criminal or terrorist gang made up of a few elements, as Israel seeks to portray it, at a time when Israel, through its prison administration, army, police and other agencies, has continued its campaigns of abuse against Palestinian prisoners, and has turned their lives in detention centers and prisons into an unbearable hell, all in the shadow of a harsh aggression that has shown no mercy to our people in Gaza and the West Bank alike.
The messages of our people and our resistance have reached the entire world, and they contain all the national, moral and humanitarian meanings, and we will continue to repeat to all of humanity forever:
If the people one day want life
Fate must respond
The night must end
The chains must be broken
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