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| Israel approves release of 26 Palestinian prisoners |
| 2013-10-28 |
| [Al Ahram] Israel on Sunday approved the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners, the second batch to be freed since August under the terms of renewed US-brokered peace talks. "The release of 26 prisoners has been validated this evening," said a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. It said all the prisoners had committed their offences before the signing of the 1993 Oslo accords and had served 19-28 years in prison, with 21 hailing from the occupied West Bank and the remainder from the Gaza Strip. A list of the prisoners was to be posted on the website of the Israeli prison authority late Sunday or early Monday after families of Israelis killed in attacks blamed on the prisoners had been notified, the prime minister's statement said. "The release of the prisoners will take place at least 48 hours after the publication of the list," the statement said. Netanyahu had said he would free 104 Palestinians in stages following the start of negotiations on July 30, and released the first group of 26 prisoners in August. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "if" --> "of" |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-10-28 02:34 |
| #1 A sacrifice to the Gods if Transnational Progressivism. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-10-28 02:33 |