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The list of women released from Israeli prisons, as part of the exchange agreements between Israel and Hamas, shows that most of the women detained before October 7 have been released from prison, with the exception of 4.

The total number of women prisoners and children released from occupation prisons during the seven batches that occurred since 11/24/2023, under the terms of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, reached 240 women prisoners and children, of which 71 were women prisoners and 169 children.

The truce agreement regarding prisoners and children went quite well; Because Israel had no problem releasing Palestinians who did not participate in operations in which Israelis were killed, and therefore were not sentenced to life imprisonment, which is the category under which Israel refuses to release prisoners in this phase.

Israel released the 240 Palestinians in exchange for 105 detainees released by Hamas who were held hostage in Gaza.

The list of released Palestinian prisoners includes Maysoon Musa Al-Jabali, who is the oldest inmate in Israeli prisons, as she was arrested on June 29, 2015 and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

A New York Times analysis of released Palestinian data showed that most had not been convicted of carrying out operations. There were 107 adolescents under the age of 18, including 3 girls. There were 66 adolescents aged 18 years. A 64-year-old woman was the oldest among those released by Israel.

Negotiations for the seven exchange rounds – one for each day of the truce – focused on women and children on both sides of the conflict. Thai, Filipino and Russian citizens are among the detainees released by Hamas, but following talks separate from those of Israeli detainees.

The Israeli government initially published a list of 300 Palestinian children under 19 and women who could be released through a swap deal with Hamas, and later added 50 names to that list as the swap progressed. The list included people’s dates of birth, charges against them and other information. Among those who have not been convicted of a crime, the report does not distinguish between those who are imprisoned without formal charges and those who have been charged and are awaiting trial.

The New York Times compared the Israeli data with lists of Palestinians published daily by the Palestinian Authority’s Prisoner Affairs Authority. Israeli data shows that three-quarters of released Palestinians were not convicted of committing a “crime.” Most of them remained in prison for less than a year and 37 people were arrested during the crackdown launched by the Israeli army following the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on 7 October.

Israel arrested all the people on the list; Because what he defined as “crimes related to Israel’s security”, from stone throwing to more serious accusations such as support for Hamas and attempted murder. More than half of the cases were heard before Israeli military courts, which try Palestinians in the occupied West Bank but not Israeli settlers living there.

Nearly all Palestinians tried in Israeli military courts are convicted, and those accused of security crimes can be imprisoned indefinitely without charge or trial. Israel has defended these practices as necessary to maintain its security, but international human rights groups have widely criticized them as a violation of international law. He said it is being used to suppress Palestinian political activity and expression.

Most of the people released (155 of them) were from the West Bank, 72 of them from East Jerusalem and 1 from Gaza. The lists also included some Palestinian citizens of Israel, who are not usually included in swap deals. This has alarmed some observers who fear their inclusion could be used to link them to Hamas or threaten to revoke their citizenship.

Among the 110 Palestinians who remain on the Israeli list of possible release in the event of a new truce, there are 12 women and 15 children under the age of 18. The rest are names of men between 18 and 19 years old.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said that 60 women and girls are currently still in Israeli prisons, including 56 prisoners who were arrested after October 7. Prisoners’ Club media officer Amani Farahna said that 60 Palestinian female prisoners are still in Israeli prisons, of which 4 were among the 37 held in Israeli detention centers before October 7. Sarhanna explained that after Israel released 33 women out of 37 prisoners, 4 women prisoners remain detained before October 7.

The Prisoners’ Club media officer said Israel arrested 56 women and girls after October 7, as part of an arrest campaign that targeted 3,260 Palestinians, bringing the total number of girls and women currently to 60. in Israeli prisons.

As for children, there is no precise number, as Israel arrests dozens of them every day.

During the seven-day truce, Israel arrested 260 Palestinians and released 240.