110 Palestinian prisoners, including notorious militant Zakaria Zubeidi, were released from Israeli custody in exchange for hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza. The release was met with jubilation in Ramallah, but also marked by delays and chaotic scenes. Zubeidi, a former leader of a Palestinian militant group, was jailed for attacks that killed several Israelis. This release highlights the ongoing conflict and prisoner exchanges between Israel and Palestinian militant groups.
city of Ramallah at dusk, their most notorious passenger stood at the window of one of the buses and waved. Skinny in his grey Israel i prison tracksuit, his head shaved, Zakaria Zubeidi lifted two fingers to make a peace sign and gestured at jubilant crowds.
“I am so tired. This isn’t fair,” Raghed Nasser, 21, told AFP as she waited for her father, Hussein, jailed 22 years ago while her mother was pregnant with her. Zubeidi’s 21-year-old son Mohammed was killed when an Israeli drone struck the car he was riding in last September. Zubeidi’s brother Daoud died of his wounds from a shootout with Israeli forces three years ago.
PALESTINE ISRAEL PRISONERS RELEASE MILITANTS GAZA ZAKARIA ZUBEIDI
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