The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over two Israeli prisoners to the International Red Cross in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Saturday morning, as part of the fourth batch of the first phase of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” deal.
The Al-Qassam Brigades released the prisoners “Ofer Calderon” and “Yarden Bibas” from Khan Yunis, while preparing to release the prisoner “Keith Shmonsel Segal” from the Gaza port, west of the city.
The handover of the two prisoners was preceded by a large deployment of Qassam Brigades members in Khan Yunis and in the Gaza port area.Watch | Al-Qassam Brigades hand over the Israeli captives Kalderon and Bibas to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, as part of the fourth batch of the prisoner exchange deal since the ceasefire agreement took effect.
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A platform and large banners were erected bearing the pictures of the two martyr leaders, Mohammed al-Deif and Rafeh Salama, and the martyr leaders whose martyrdom was announced by the Qassam Brigades last Thursday, along with phrases in Hebrew that read, 'Zionism did not win.'
Yesterday, Friday, the Qassam Brigades decided to release today, the three prisoners, as part of the 'Al-Aqsa Flood' prisoner exchange deal, namely 'Ofer Calderon', 'Keith Shmonsel Segal', and 'Yarden Bibas'.Al-Qassam Brigades fighters chant in honor of the late commander Mohammad Deif, the chief of staff of Al-Qassam Brigades, while organizing the release of an Israeli captive at the Gaza port.
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Under the fourth batch, the occupation authorities will release 183 Palestinian prisoners, including 18 with life sentences, 54 with long sentences, and 111 prisoners from the Gaza Strip who were arrested after October 7, 2023.Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades raise pictures of their late leaders during the release of an Israeli captive at the Gaza port and handover to the Red Cross as part of the fourth batch of the prisoner exchange deal.
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