Israel was expected to release 20 Palestinian prisoners before the start of Passover, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported this week. The paper quoted a source in the Prime Minister’s Office as saying that none of those freed would be members of Hamas or have blood on their hands. Under the U.S.-brokered Wye agreement signed last October, Israel agreed to release 750 Palestinian prisoners. It has so far freed about a third of that number.
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