Israel to free Palestinian prisoners prior to talks

by admin
Jul 19, 2013
Israel has agreed to release some Palestinian prisoners as part of the agreement made to resume the peace talks.

The Minister for International Relations, Yuval Steinits, said the release would include "heavyweight prisoners in jail for decades", and that initial talks would be held in Washington "next week or so".

The number of prisoners to be released has not been disclosed.

The Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem, says 4817 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli jails.

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