110 Palestinian prisoners were released in the third batch of the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas on Thursday, after the resistance factions in Gaza released 3 Israeli prisoners and 5 Thai workers under the ceasefire agreement in the Strip.

Among the released prisoners are 32 prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, 48 prisoners with long sentences, in addition to 30 child prisoners. This exceptional batch was approved in exchange for the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip, in light of Israel’s pretext of not releasing the prisoner Arbel Yehud in the previous batch.

This comes after the occupation obstructed the procedures for the release of Palestinian prisoners by a decision from the political level, and justified this "in order to ensure a safe exit for the Israeli hostages in subsequent batches." The Red Crescent Society announced that its crews dealt with 14 injuries in Beitunia, near Ofer Prison, during the occupation army's suppression of Palestinians who were awaiting the release of the prisoners, including 3 injuries from live bullets, 3 from rubber bullets, and 8 cases of suffocation from tear gas.

These Israeli measures are part of the occupation's ongoing approach to targeting any Palestinian manifestations of joy over the release of prisoners, as its forces have previously intensified their suppression, arrests, attacks, and raids on the homes of the families of released prisoners when previous batches of the deal were implemented.