39 Palestinian prisoners released
JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli authorities released 39 Palestinian prisoners as part of an exchange deal with Hamas on Friday.
An Anadolu correspondent in the West Bank said the first batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners was released from the Israeli Ofer prison, west of Ramallah.
Under the Israel-Hamas deal, the prisoners will be released in batches over a period of 4 days.
Israel estimates that at least 239 Israelis are being held by Hamas following the cross-border attack by the Palestinian group on Oct. 7.
The Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has soared to 14,854, the government media office in the blockaded enclave said Thursday.
The victims include 6,150 children and over 4,000 women, while more than 36,000 people have been injured, it said.
The official Israeli death toll stands at 1,200.
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