Gaza prisoner exchange
Touching on the Gaza truce deal between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, the exchange of captives between the two sides continues as they agree to extend the temporary ceasefire. Hamas released 11 Israeli captives on the last day of the initial four-day truce. Some 33 Palestinian inmates also walked free from an Israeli prison in the occupied West Bank. So far under the truce deal, Hamas has released a total of 69 captives while Israel has freed 150 Palestinian prisoners. Some 240 people were taken captive after Hamas launched a military operation against Israel back in October 7. Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas have prolonged the truce for an additional two days. The ceasefire gives Palestinians in the Gaza Strip a brief respite from Israel’s brutal war.
Palestinian prisoners plight
Many of the Palestinians released from Israeli jails under the Gaza truce deal were children, but hundreds more remain locked away. In this report by Iran’s Arabic news network, Al-Alam, we hear two of the released children and their family members talking about their plight in Israeli jails and their appreciation of the resistance groups who secured their freedom.
Israel war crimes in Gaza
Iran has called on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate the possible use of chemical weapons by Israel in Gaza. Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs made the call during an OPCW meeting. Reza Najafi said the organization should launch a probe into reports that suggest Israel is preparing to use nerve agents in tunnels run by Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza. Najafi said the regime has committed all four core international crimes since it launched the Gaza war on October 7. The Iranian official explained that the regime has repeatedly and concurrently committed genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. He said Israel and its supporters must be held accountable for these atrocities.
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