JERUSALEM, Israel
The Israeli government on
Wednesday published a list of Palestinian prisoners being considered for
release under the truce agreement it reached with Hamas, in which fighting
would pause for at least four days to allow for the release of 50 hostages
captured in the Hamas attacks in Israel last month and 150 Palestinian
prisoners held in Israel.
Protesters rallied for the release of Palestinians being held in Israeli jails, and in support of Gaza, in Ramallah in the West Bank
The Israeli government’s list
contains 300 names — all people 18 years old and younger or women — and it was
not immediately known who would be among the 150 to be released.
The list was published in part
to give Israeli individuals or groups the opportunity to file objections to the
country’s Supreme Court to halt the release of any prisoner.
All the names on the list were
described as “security prisoners,” or people who had been arrested in
connection with politically motivated crimes.
The offenses listed include
supporting terrorism, acts of violence and throwing stones. There are several
charges of attempted murder.
Most of those listed had not
been convicted on the charges.
There were 32 women and girls
listed, including two 18-year-olds and a 15-year-old. Of the boys, 144 are 18
years old and 123 are between 14 and 17.
All of their cases predate the
Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, but the vast majority occurred within the last
two years.
Most of the accused were
listed as living in the West Bank; 76 came from East Jerusalem and five from
Gaza, according to the data.
None was listed as living in
Israel or having Israeli citizenship.
Qadura Fares, head of the
Palestinian Authority’s Commission for Prisoners’ Affairs, said in a phone
interview that though he was not personally involved in the negotiations, his
understanding was that people who had spent the most time in prison would be
prioritized for release.
The earliest arrests on the
list date back to 2015.
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