The crew publishes 642 prisoners in the seventh game of the first phase of the prisoner exchange agreement between the crew and the Palestinian political parties

On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, the occupation authorities published 642 prisoners in the seventh and last batch of the first phase of the prisoner exchange contract. These prisoners were originally supposed to be released on Saturday, February 22nd, but at the last moment the occupation authorities refused to leave them out and returned to their cells under hard conditions.

This batch included the release of 151 prisoners, the lifelong prison terms or long -term prison terms. Among them 50 prisoners were sentenced to life imprisonment, 60 had high prison terms, and 41 were former prisoners of the “Wafa al -Ahrar” contract, which had been arrested again. In addition, 42 prisoners were released into the West Bank and Jerusalem, while 12 were released in the Gaza Strip. These 12 were arrested before October 7th. In addition, 97 prisoners were deported outside of Palestine, with Egypt being their first destination.

In addition, 491 prisoners from Gaza, who had been arrested after October 7, were released. The first batch was liberated on February 26, 2025, while the second batch – including women and children – was released on February 27, 2025. This second group comprised 44 children and two female prisoners.

The released prisoners reported that they had experienced serious physical and psychological torture during their detention between Saturday – when they were originally released – and on Wednesday when they were actually released. Several occasions were taken to release to buses to be returned to their cells, which led to a significant psychological stress.

The prisoners were released under poor health states, many of which had lost considerable weight and have some visible signs of torture. Among the released prisoners from Gaza, who had spent months in the Damon prison, where they were exposed to different forms of physical and mental torture. They were captured in complete isolation from the outside world, contested visits to lawyers and had no information about their families during their detention, which took place in the middle of the continuing genocide.

As part of the restrictive measures of the crew against released prisoners and their families, the employment forces drove through the houses of the prisoners who were released, threatened their families and forbidden their families, including the distribution of sweets and coffee. Only immediate family members were allowed to be there. In the occupied Jerusalem, the released prisoners were brought to their homes while they are still tied up, with their handcuffs only removed on their doorstep – an action that aims to establish control of the Palestinian people and punishment, retaliation against Palestinian prisoners and their families.