The fifth round of ceasefire and prisoner exchange is taking place in Gaza. Hamas is releasing 3 Israeli male prisoners. Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben Ami were handed over to the Red Cross. In return, 183 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to be released. Buses carrying Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah. Eighteen of the released Palestinians were serving life sentences. Under the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza, Hamas released three Israeli male prisoners in the fifth round.
The prisoners were handed over to the Red Cross in a ceremony.
The Israeli army confirmed receiving the hostages. The Israeli media reported that the process of releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer and Negev prisons had started and they were being put on buses.
Later, buses carrying Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah in the West Bank.
The Palestinian people warmly welcomed the prisoners. The armed wing of Hamas, the Kassam Brigades, announced yesterday that the released prisoners were Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben Ami.
It is known that Ohad Ben Ami holds dual German-Israeli citizenship. After the 3 Israeli men in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross, 183 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails.
According to a statement from the Prisoners Media Office affiliated with Hamas, the released Palestinians include 18 serving life sentences, 54 serving long prison terms, and 111 who were detained in the Gaza Strip after October 7, 2023. According to the Yedioth Ahronot newspaper, Israel announced yesterday that the list of prisoners handed over to mediators was acceptable.
In the Israeli press, it was alleged that Hamas delayed handing over the names of the prisoners to Israel because it was not complying with its obligations under the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza.