XINHUA – Turkiye said yesterday that it will accept 15 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
The National Intelligence Organization will oversee the transfer of 15 exiled Palestinians to Turkiye via Egypt in the initial phase, the Turkish presidency said in a statement.
Israel said in the ceasefire agreement that some prisoners serving life sentences would not be allowed to return to Palestine.
In this context, Turkiye has agreed to accept some individuals on humanitarian grounds, the statement said.
Since the ceasefire deal took effect on January 19, Hamas has released 18 hostages in exchange for Israel freeing hundreds of Palestinians from its prisons.
