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Rhiannon12866

(226,844 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2025, 05:25 AM Jan 20

Tears, hugs greet 90 Palestinian women and children freed from Israeli prisons - Al Jazeera English

Ninety Palestinians have been freed from Israeli prisons and were greeted by large crowds of jubilant relatives, friends and supporters as they returned home to the occupied West Bank in the first prisoner exchange of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire following the release of three Israeli captives in Gaza.

The freed Palestinians included 69 women and 21 teenage boys – some as young as 12 – from the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.

The prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel marks the first of its kind since November 2023.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Deir el-Balah in Central Gaza. - 01/20/2025.

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Tears, hugs greet 90 Palestinian women and children freed from Israeli prisons - Al Jazeera English (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 20 OP

i am happy for these people as i am for the israeli hostages freed rampartd Jan 20 #1

Same here! ALL of these people have been experiencing a living hell - I sure hope that the cease fire holds!!! Rhiannon12866 Jan 20 #2

Can you imagine LilElf70 Jan 20 #3

I can't imagine, they're lucky to have survived. And if the cease fire holds, the next release is three American men Rhiannon12866 Jan 20 #4

rampartd

(1,309 posts)

1. i am happy for these people as i am for the israeli hostages freed

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 07:00 AM

Jan 20

this does appear to be a slow process, but better than no process at all.

plus, i don't particularly care which of our politicians take credit for peace. as long as it is peace.

Rhiannon12866

(226,844 posts)

2. Same here! ALL of these people have been experiencing a living hell - I sure hope that the cease fire holds!!!

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 07:03 AM

Jan 20

*fingers crossed*

LilElf70

(659 posts)

3. Can you imagine

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 08:08 AM

Jan 20

being stuck underground, in the dark, no sun, very little, shitty food for 1.5 years? Congrats to them.

It's time to get the rest of them.

Rhiannon12866

(226,844 posts)

4. I can't imagine, they're lucky to have survived. And if the cease fire holds, the next release is three American men

Reply to LilElf70 (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 08:14 AM

Jan 20

I agree, it's long past time to bring them home, no matter what it takes. The president worked so hard to make this happen, I sure hope that the plan continues to be successful.

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