It comes after the body of Shiri Bibas was returned to Israel after remains that were not hers were handed over along with the bodies of her sons.
Six hostages will be released by Hamas today, while Israel sets free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in line with the ceasefire deal. It comes after the body of Shiri Bibas was returned to Israel after remains that were not hers were handed over along with the bodies of her sons.According to the prisons office, which is run by Hamas, 50 of those had been sentenced to life imprisonment, 60 described as having “high” sentences, 47 prisoners from the “Wafa al Ahrar” 2011 prisoner exchange deal who have since been re-arrested, and 445 who were arrested after 7 October attacks.

The “Wafa al-Ahrar” deal was the 2011 prisoner exchange agreement that saw the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1027 Palestinian prisoners.

Among the most high-profile Palestinians to be released today is Nael Barghouti – the longest serving prisoner, who has been inside for 43 years.

Hussam Abu Safiya is another you may be familiar with – being the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital – who was detained in December.