ICRC Receives Second Group of Zionist Detainees in Gaza Under Ceasefire Agreement
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) received on Monday the second group of 13 Zionist detainees in the Gaza Strip, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, according to Wafa news agency. The ICRC announced this morning that it had received the first group of seven Zionist detainees in the Gaza Strip and handed them over to the zionist occupation authorities.
In return, the occupation authorities will release 250 prisoners from Zionist Entity prisons serving long sentences and life sentences: 88 from Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, and 162 from Ketziot Prison in the Negev. They will be transferred to the Gaza Strip, and most of them will then be deported to the Arab Republic of Egypt. The release will also include 1,718 prisoners from the Gaza Strip who were arrested after the war began on October 7, 2023, added the source.
According to prisoner organizations, the number of detainees in Zionist prisons exceeds 11,000, suffering catastrophic conditions, including torture, starvation, and systematic medical neglect, which has led to the death of several detainees in captivity.
The number of detainees sentenced to life imprisonment reached 350, while indictments were filed against them, paving the way for the issuance of life sentences. There are 53 female prisoners, including three from Gaza, and two children.
Approximately 400 child prisoners are held in Ofer and Megiddo prisons. The number of detainees held without trial reached approximately 3,380 as of October of this year, recalled Wafa.
Since October 7, 2023, the Zionist occupation forces have committed genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of more than 67,806 people and the injury of more than 170,000 others, most of whom are women and children. Famine has claimed the lives of 463 citizens, including 157 children.
