Israel is Refusing to Release Key Political Prisoners in Ceasefire(Drop Site News, 2025-01-17)

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-refusing-to-release-marwan-barghouti-ahmad-saadat
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"Hamas says it will continue pushing to free Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Sadaat in ongoing negotiations"

"From the start of the war, Hamas has said Marwan Barghouti’s release was a top priority in any exchange deal. ... Barghouti—a senior member of Fatah, the ruling party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas—was arrested in 2002 and sentenced by an Israeli court to five life sentences on charges of murder attributed to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades during the second Palestinian Intifada. Some media reports have suggested that Abbas and the U.S. government have opposed the release of Barghouti, who is often seen as a likely successor to Abbas if freed."

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