Israel to Release 500 Palestinians

World | February 13, 2005, Sunday // 00:00
Israel to Release 500 Palestinians Israel approved the release of some 500 Palestinians from its jails in at a committee meeting chaired by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Photo by WN

Israel approved the release of some 500 Palestinians from its jails in at a committee meeting chaired by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Sharon held a landmark summit with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Egypt last week, when both men declared an end to hostilities after four years of bloodshed. The list of the names of the prisoners to be released will be published on the internet to allow the Israeli public to appeal against their freedom. The 500 who are set to go free in the coming days should be followed by another 400 in the next months. Around 7600 Palestinians are currently in Israeli detention.

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