Israel releases 32 Palestinians from West Bank in prisoner swap deal

A Palestinian prisoner wearing a Palestinian flag headband is greeted as he exits a Red Cross bus after being released from Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

RAMALLAH (Palestine): Thirty-two Palestinians were released from Israeli jails on Saturday (Feb 1) as part of the fourth batch of the prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas, Anadolu Agency (AA) reports.

The freed prisoners were handed over to the International Red Cross from the Ofer Prison facility near Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, in line with the terms of the ceasefire and prisoner swap deal that took effect on Jan 19.