Israel released 71 Palestinians, including 19 women, arrested during operations in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian enclave's General Directorate of Border Crossings.
Israeli occupying forces today released 71 prisoners, including 19 women, arrested in different areas of the enclave through the Kerem Shalom crossing. ”
From time to time, the Israeli army releases dozens of Palestinians arrested in the Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip.
After Hamas held 240 hostages on October 7 last year, about half of them were released in the ceasefire agreement last November. According to Israel, 132 hostages are still being held in Gaza, 25 of whom died in captivity.
Since the outbreak of the new Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, 2023, Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip has killed 27,478 Palestinians and injured 66,835.
On October 7, 2023, more than 3,000 rockets were fired into Israel by Gaza Stripicon after rocket attacks, and Hamas militants entered the southern border area to attack passers-by and take hostages. The Palestinian icon "Islamic Resistance Movement" Hamas, which has de facto control over the Gaza Strip, has announced the launch of the "Al-Aqsa flood" operation against Israel.