Prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas; UN urges Israel to revoke UNRWA ban

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*Palestine, Hamas and Israel finish 3rd round of prisoners’ exchange *Ramala welcomes hostages released by Israel *UN urges Israel to revoke decision to ban UNRWA

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00:00Moving on, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Israel has completed their third

00:19hostages exchange as part of the ceasefire deal signed on January the 17th.

00:25After a delay of a few hours, the Israeli occupation released 110 Palestinian hostages

00:31in compliance with the agreement.

00:33The Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees, Formers of the Palestinian Prisoner

00:39Society points out that in the groups freed by the Israeli forces, there are 32 people

00:45serving life sentences, 48 serving various prison sentences and at least 30 children.

00:52On the other hand, before the Palestinian hostages released, Hamas handed over the three

00:56Israeli prisoners to the International Red Cross as part of the exchange.

01:14The images show a large crowd in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank surrounding with

01:20joy, the vehicles carrying the now ex-prisoners and offering them bright flowers in the colors

01:27of the Palestinian flag.

01:29According to Dr. Nehemiah Akelin, many of the prisoners showed obvious signs of physical

01:33abuse ranging from broken ribs to extreme weight loss and will be transferred to Ramallah

01:39Hospital.

01:40Among those released is Nazer al-Shawish, who was arrested during the second intifada

01:47in 2002 and condemned to five life sentences.

01:57The United Nations urged the State of Israel to reserve its decisions to ban or warn from

02:04operating in Gaza, Israel, Zalem and the West Bank.

02:07The United Nations Office for Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and

02:13warn of the serious impact the ban will have on essential services, including food distribution,

02:19medical care and education in the occupied Palestinian territories.

02:23The international body also stressed the serious humanitarian consequences for tens of thousands

02:30of Palestinians and urged the Israeli government to repeal the law passed in October by the

02:35Israeli UNICEF.

02:37The Israeli regime's decision has provoked international criticism, with humanitarian

02:43organizations warning of the negative repercussions it will have on Palestinian refugees who depend

02:50on the agency's services.

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