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Israel releases Palestinian prisoners linked to deadly attacks on civilians

The Palestinians associated with suicide bombing and attempted murder are one of the 369 released by Israel on Saturday in the latest exchange with hostages captured by Hamas.

Thirty-six detainees had given life sentences in Israeli prisons, but only 12 were allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The other 24 have been sent to exile.

People released on Saturday were wearing white sweatshirts given by Israeli prison services at the time of their release. To the Associated Press. A video posted later on X reportedly showed those sweatshirts It's burned.

Among those returning to the West Bank were Ibrahim and Musa Saranee. He served in prison for more than 22 years against the suicide bombing that killed many Israelis in the second Intifada, a Palestinian uprising against Israel in the early 2000s.

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Ahmed Barghouti, right, and his fiance awaits a ruling in a military court near Ramala on the West Bank on July 30, 2003. He ultimately received 13 life sentences for sending gunmen who killed 12 Israelis in the second Intifada. Barghouti was one of the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Saturday, February 15th. (Reuters/Gil Cohen Magen/JDP)

Their other brother, Khalil Saranee, convicted of attempted murder in 2002 and sentenced to life in prison, was sent to Egypt.

Hassan Aweis, who was sentenced to life in prison for voluntary manslaughter in 2002 and sentenced to life in prison for explosive device and attempted murder, welcomes the joyous crowd of Ramala, according to Israel's Department of Justice. He was one of the few released prisoners.

He was involved in planning the attack during the second intifada for the brigade of Al-Aqsa martyrs, the Associated Press reported.

The group, designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States, was formed in the second Intifada in the second Intifada as a militant to the Fatah political faction in the West Bank and “will bring Israeli military and settlers from Jerusalem I'm trying to drive you,” the US Director of National Intelligence said, establishing the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Palestinian states, and establishing the Palestinian state.

Palestinians burn shirts with Khan Eunice

The crowd burns the released shirts of Palestinian prisoners at Khan Eunice on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, February 15th. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Hassan Awiis' brother, Abdel Karim Aweis, said the Israeli Justice Department, would be equivalent to six life sentences for charges that include throwing an explosive device, murder and attempted assault.

Ahmed Barghuti was also sent to Egypt on Saturday. Barguti, formerly commander of the Al-Axa Martial Brigade, granted a life sentence to dispatch a perpetrator and suicide bomber to carry out an attack that killed an Israeli civilian during the second Intifada. It was done.

Palestinian prisoners liberated by Israel

The freed Palestinian prisoners will be greeted by the crowd of Khan Eunice when they arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from Israeli prison on Saturday, February 15th. (ap/jehad alshrafi)

Barghouti is an intimate aide to Marwan Barghouti, the popular Fatah leader who maintains Israeli custody.

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marwan Barguti described him as “one of the leaders of the Second Intifada,” he said, “convicted of five counts of murder of innocent civilians in an Israeli District Court criminal case.”

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“He was acquitted of 21 count murders in 33 other attacks due to lack of sufficient evidence,” he added.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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