RAMALLAH, October 13, 2025 (WAFA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) received on Monday the second batch of 13 Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.
The ICRC announced this morning that it had received the first batch of seven Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip and handed them over to the Israeli occupation authorities.
In return, the occupation authorities will release 250 prisoners from Israeli prisons serving long sentences and life sentences: 88 from Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, and 162 from Ketziot Prison in the Negev. They will be transferred to the Gaza Strip, and most of them will then be deported to the Arab Republic of Egypt. The release will also include 1,718 detainees from the Gaza Strip who were detained after the war began on October 7, 2023.
On October 9th, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to implement the first phase of his Middle East peace plan, which he announced on September 29th. The plan calls for an end to the war on the Gaza Strip, the withdrawal of the occupation forces, the entry of humanitarian aid, and a prisoner exchange.
According to prisoner organizations, the number of detainees in Israeli prisons exceeds 11,000, suffering catastrophic conditions, including torture, starvation, and systematic medical neglect, which has led to the deaths of several detainees in captivity.
The total number of Palestinian detainees sentenced to life imprisonment has reached 350, and 40 detainees have been indicted pending life sentences. There are 53 female prisoners, including three from Gaza, and two children.
Approximately 400 child prisoners are held in Ofer and Megiddo prisons. The number of detainees held without charge or trial reached approximately 3,380 as of October of this year.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have committed genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of more than 67,806 people and the injury of more than 170,000 others, most of whom are women and children. Famine has claimed the lives of 463 citizens, including 157 children.
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