[News] Hamas hands over 3 Israeli captives as part of sixth batch of deal

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Hamas hands over 3 Israeli captives as part of sixth batch of deal
Al Mayadeen English
February 15, 2025
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The Palestinian Resistance handed over three Israeli captives in Khan
Younis, with Resistance fighters from the al-Qassam Brigades and al-Quds
Brigades present, clad in military gear. Meanwhile, 369 Palestinian
detainees are set to be liberated.

   - [image: A Hamas fighter takes up a position ahead of a hostages
   release in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP
   Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)]
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   A Hamas fighter takes up a position ahead of a Prisoner-Captive release in
   Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on February 15, 2025. *(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem
   Hana)*

The Palestinian Resistance released three Israeli prisoners—Alexander
Tropanov, Sagi Dekel Chen, and Yair Horn—in Khan Yunis on Saturday, located
in the southern Gaza Strip. This release is part of the sixth batch in the
prisoner exchange process outlined in the ceasefire agreement
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-expects-new-round-of-indirect-ceasefire-talks-with--is>
.

The event saw hundreds of fighters from the al-Qassam Brigades, the
military wing of Hamas, and the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of
Islamic Jihad, stationed in the square where the captives were released.

At the prisoner handover site, the Resistance showcased around ten
different weapons captured from the Israeli occupation during the battles,
as reported by *Al Mayadeen*’s correspondent in Khan Younis.

The al-Qassam Brigades also displayed images of several of their martyred
leaders on the prisoner handover platform, including Mohammad al-Deif,
Chief of Staff; Rafeh Salama, Commander of the Khan Younis Brigade; Shadi
Baroud, Deputy Intelligence Commander; and Tayseer al-Mubasher, Commander
of the Western Battalion of the Khan Younis Brigade.

Before the handover began, Saraya al-Quds released footage showing prisoner
Alexander Turbanov at the moment he was informed about his upcoming release.

On Friday evening, scenes of the same prisoner were also published during
one of his tours on the Gaza beach.
Exchange resumed after guarantees for occupation compliance: Hamas

Hamas spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanou confirmed that today’s resumption
of the exchange process was in line with the Resistance’s commitment to the
mediators
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-postpones-captive-handover-due-to-israeli-breaches--ab>,
having secured guarantees to ensure the occupation's compliance.

Al-Qanou added that the movement’s stance and the mediators’ efforts
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/qatar--egypt--working-intensively--to-resolve-gaza-ceasefire>
resulted in the occupation’s commitment to the agreement, noting that
discussions are ongoing to monitor the situation and prepare for the
negotiations of the agreement’s second phase.

He emphasized that "the occupation has no alternative but to release all
its prisoners," and that this can only be achieved "by fully implementing
the provisions of the ceasefire agreement."

According to al-Qanou, the ceasefire agreement has consequences that pose a
threat to the future of Netanyahu's government, much like the Battle of
Al-Aqsa Flood, adding that Netanyahu’s procrastination and attempts to
evade the agreement’s terms to protect himself and his government will not
succeed, "as we will not allow the agreement to fail."

"We are waiting for the occupation to begin implementing the humanitarian
protocol, as per the promises and guarantees made to us by the mediators."
Liberated Palestinian prisoners

In turn, 369 Palestinian detainees will be released from Israeli occupation
prisons on Saturday, including 333 prisoners detained during the war on
Gaza and 36 detainees serving life sentences.

For every Israeli captive released, 111 Palestinians detained in Gaza and
12 serving life sentences will be released.

According to  *Al Mayadeen*'s correspondent in the West Bank, 25 detainees
will be deported to the Gaza Strip.

Among the detainees who will be released today from Israeli prisons:

   - Ahmed Barghouti, the cousin and close aide of prisoner Marwan
   Barghouti; sentenced to 13 life terms.
   - Mansour Shreim, a member of the Fatah movement, responsible for a
   series of operations that resulted in the deaths of many Israelis during
   the Second Intifada; sentenced to 14 life terms and an additional 50 years
   in prison.
   - Mohammad Nayfeh Abu Rabia, a leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
   during the Second Intifada from Tulkarm; sentenced to life imprisonment.
   - Waddah al-Bazra, a leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Nablus
   during the Second Intifada; sentenced to life imprisonment.
   - Ahmad Abu Khader, an official of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades;
   sentenced to 11 life terms and 50 years in prison.
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