The International Committee of the Red Cross received today, Monday, the second batch of Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip, numbering 13, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced this morning that it had received the first batch of Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip, numbering seven, and handed them over to the occupying authorities.
In return, the occupying authorities will release 250 detainees from their prisons who have high sentences and life sentences, 88 from 'Ofer' prison west of Ramallah, and 162 from 'Ketziot' prison in the Negev, and they will be transferred to the Gaza Strip, after which the majority will be deported to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
In addition to 1,718 detainees from the Gaza Strip who were arrested following the start of the war on October 7, 2023.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the ninth of this month that an agreement had been reached to implement the first phase of his plan to achieve peace in the Middle East.
According to prisoner advocacy organizations, the number of detainees in Israeli occupation prisons exceeds 11,000, suffering from catastrophic conditions that include torture, starvation, and systematic medical neglect.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces have committed acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 67,806 individuals and injuring over 170,000 others.
The number of detainees in Israeli occupation prisons exceeds 11,000, suffering from catastrophic conditions.
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The Red Cross receives the second batch of Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip.