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Israel’s Justice Ministry has published a list of Palestinian prisoners who may be released under an agreement made with Hamas on Tuesday night, part of a four-day truce in exchange for the release of women and children hostages held in Gaza.
Under the agreement between Israel and Hamas, an initial 50 women and children hostages will be released from Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails.
The 23-page document, released by the ministry on Wednesday morning, lists details of about 300 people held by Israel – double the amount it said would be released under the deal with Hamas.
Seven pages are dedicated to 123 children under the age of 18.
“One woman, 18, was arrested for ‘incitement on Instagram'”, the list said.
According to Human Rights Watch, about 2,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons without charge.
The vast majority are from the occupied West Bank, with smaller numbers from East Jerusalem and Gaza.
While some are being held without charge, others have been accused of a range of crimes from throwing pipe bombs at Jewish tombs and stabbing police officers, to arson and manufacturing weapons.
A majority of Israeli ministers voted for the landmark truce agreement, which will usher in the longest pause yet in six weeks of war that have killed more than 14,300 people, most of whom are women, children and the elderly in Gaza.
Among the detainees are five 14-year-olds, most of whom were arrested in July for throwing stones at soldiers.
Twenty-two women over the age of 18 are also listed, the oldest of whom is a 59-year-old member of Fatah accused of transferring funds to Hamas. Others have been accused or convicted of attempted murder.
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