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Israel has released a list of 300 Palestinian prisoners, out of which 150 will be released in the first phase if the Hamas militant group releases more than the promised 50 Israeli hostages. The list was released on Wednesday (Nov 22) by Israel's Justice Ministry. As per Haaretz, the ministry also reportedly gave a time frame of 24 hours to the public to appeal to the court regarding the list.A ceasefire was earlier agreed upon for a minimum of four days will facilitate the release of at least 50 hostages in exchange for only 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel.
Both sides have agreed to release 150 females and minors. Meanwhile, 287 out of 300 detainees mentioned in the list are males who are aged under 18. The remaining 13 prisoners are adult women arrested for attempting terror stabbing.
The 150 detainees will be released by Israel in the first phase. In the second phase, Israel will release another 150 Palestinian detainees in case another 50 hostages are released from Gaza.
As per the second phase, the truce in Israel-Hamas war will be extended by a day for every 10 further hostages released.
Israel has published a list of 300 Palestinians who could be released in total - most are male teenagers.
These Palestinians were arrested by Israel in connection to clashes with police, throwing stones, and riots in the West Bank and East Jerusalem region, media reports said.
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