2nd batch of 200 Palestinian prisoners set for release under Gaza ceasefire deal

By Ahmed Asmar

ANKARA (AA) – A second batch of 200 Palestinian prisoners is set for release on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel.

In a statement, the Prisoners’ Media Office said the set-to-be freed prisoners will include 121 serving life sentences and 79 with lengthy sentences.

It added that 70 of those serving life sentences will be deported outside the Palestinian territories.

According to the statement, the second batch of prisoners will include 137 from Palestinian resistance group Hamas, 26 from Fatah group, 29 from Islamic Jihad, three from the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and one from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) in addition to four others without any party affiliation.