Israeli security forces use tear gas to disperse crowd of Palestinians gathered near Ofer prison
(24 Nov 2023)
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Ofer Prison, West Bank - 24 November 2023
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1. Various of Israeli security forces firing tear gas towards group of Palestinians gathered near by awaiting to see any release of prisoners
STORYLINE:
Israeli security forces on Friday dispersed a crowd of Palestinians gathered close to the area of Ofer prison awaiting the release of prisoners.
Tear gas was fired at the Palestinians gathered near where the prisoners will be transferred to before being released to their families in the West Bank.
Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages who had been held captive in Gaza for weeks according to Qatar and other officials, in the first stage in a swap for Palestinians prisoners in Israel under a four-day cease-fire deal.
The release of the first Israeli hostages was to be followed in the evening by the freeing of 39 Palestinian prisoners — 24 women, including some convicted of attempted murder for attacks on Israeli forces, and 15 teenagers jailed for offenses like throwing stones.
Israel is to free 150 Palestinian prisoners.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, an advocacy group, Israel is currently holding 7,200 Palestinians on security charges or convictions, including about 2,000 arrested since the start of the war.
The truce raised hopes of eventually winding down the conflict, which has fueled a surge of violence in the occupied West Bank and stirred fears of a wider conflagration across the Middle East.
Israel, however, has said it is determined to resume its massive offensive once the cease-fire ends.
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