prisoner swap
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Iran and Afghanistan conduct prisoner swap at Milak border crossing
Iran and Afghanistan exchanged prisoners at the Milak border crossing, where 199 Afghan detainees in Iran were repatriated, and two Iranian citizens were returned to Iranian authorities.
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Hamas: Israel continues war to eradicate the Palestinian nation
A Hamas official said that the Israeli regime intends to persist in its negotiations as a means to continue the war on Gaza and destroy the Palestinian nation.
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Families of Israeli prisoners say their ‘greatest fear’ coming true with new strikes on Gaza
Families of Israeli prisoners say the Israeli regime has abandoned those still held in Gaza after renewed attacks on the Palestinian territory.
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Israelis call on Netanyahu to fully implement Gaza ceasefire deal to facilitate release of prisoners
Israeli police clash with protesters who call for a prisoner swap with the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, and the full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
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Israel releases hundreds of Palestinians after Hamas hands over 4 bodies
Israel has released hundreds of Palestinians from prison, a week after their planned release was delayed, after Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli prisoners.
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Hamas releases 3 Israeli prisoners in exchange for 183 Palestinians
Over 180 Palestinian prisoners, including 111 from Gaza arrested after October 7, 2023, will be released on Saturday.
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Released Israeli prisoner thanks Hamas for meeting ‘all my needs’
Keith Siegel was released during the fourth prisoner exchange between the Hamas and Israel.
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Prisoner swap shows Israel has failed to annihilate al-Qassam Brigades: Hamas official
Senior Hamas member Sami Abu Zuhri hails the latest prisoner swap with Israel, saying it shows the regime has failed to achieve its goals of the war on Gaza.
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Released Palestinians show signs of ‘torture, abuse’: Hamas
Hamas calls on the international community, the United Nations, and human rights organizations to hold Israel accountable for “these horrific and ongoing violations.”
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Israel releases 183 Palestinians in 4th swap with Hamas
This is the fourth exchange of prisoners since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect on January 19.
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Third prisoner exchange between Israel, Hamas begins in Gaza
Hamas remains the authority in Gaza and is in charge of the handover of Israeli prisoners.
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72% of Israelis want deal with Hamas to end Gaza war: Poll
Tehran, IRNA - A recent survey conducted in the occupied territories reveals that 72% of Israelis are in favor of reaching a prisoner exchange agreement with Palestinian resistance groups and ending the war in Gaza.
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Seventeen Iranian inmates repatriated from Georgia
Tehran, IRNA – Seventeen Iranian nationals imprisoned in Georgia have been released from detention and transferred back to the Islamic Republic of Iran, an official in the Ministry of Justice said Saturday.
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Netanyahu will not be able to achieve his objectives: Islamic Jihad
Tehran, IRNA – One of the top officials of the Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine has pointed out that the prime minister of the Zionist regime will not be able to achieve his objectives in the ongoing war.
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Some 20 Iranians will be released from Iraqi Kurdistan’s prisons: Envoy
Baqdad, IRNA – Iran’s Consul General to Erbil Nasrollah Rashnoudi has announced that the authorities of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region have pardoned and released some 20 Iranian nationals imprisoned in Kurdistan.
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Hamas denies responding to Israeli regime's truce proposals
Tehran, IRNA – A founding member of Hamas's Political Bureau has emphasized that the Palestinian resistance movement has not yet replied to the Zionist regime’s demand for the prisoner swap deal.
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Netanyahu cabinet’s avarice hinders prisoner swap: Opposition leader
Tehran, IRNA – Leader of the Israeli opposition Yair Lapid has said that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the majority support in the Knesset to pursue a prisoner swap deal with Palestinians, but his cabinet members’ avarice hampers such an agreement.
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Hamas says to continue truce talks up to Ramadan
Tehran, IRNA – Hamas will only keep on ceasefire negotiations until the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan, an official with the Palestinian resistance movement said, noting that the group will not accept any conditions and dictates of the United States and the Israeli regime.
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Hamas will only accept ‘all-for-all’ prisoner exchange: Report
Tehran, IRNA - The leader of the Hamas resistance movement in the Gaza Strip has informed intermediaries in the ongoing ceasefire talks that the only available option for the Israeli regime is a prisoner exchange based on the “all-for-all” principle, according to Israeli media.
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Hamas ready to continue prisoner swap; Israel rejects new deal
Tehran, IRNA – A top Palestinian politician has announced that the resistance movement Hamas is prepared to exchange all Palestinian prisoners with all Israeli captives.
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39 Palestinian prisoners released in 2nd prisoner swap
Tehran, IRNA – The prison service of the Zionist regime announced early Sunday that 39 Palestinian prisoners have been released based on the terms of the second stage of the prisoner swap agreement with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
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Iran FM thanks Qatar for mediating prisoner swap with US
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has expressed his gratitude to Qatar for mediating indirect talks between Tehran and Washington that culminated in an exchange of prisoners.
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Iran, Turkiye exchange six prisoners
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s deputy justice minister for international affairs Askar Jalalian has announced that some 6 prisoners have been exchanged between Iran and Turkiye.
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Two Iranian prisoners swapped with US arrive in Tehran
Tehran, IRNA – Two Iranian nationals who were released in a prisoner swap with the United States, has arrived in Tehran.
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Unfreezing Iran’s funds shows US needs to keep ties with Iran: Ex-diplomat
Tehran, IRNA - Former Iranian Ambassador to Italy Abolfazl Zohrevand has said that releasing Iran’s blocked funds depicts the US' need to keep ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Exclusive: Brother of released Iranian says he never accepted US charges
Tehran, IRNA - The brother of Dr. Reza Sarhangpour, one of the five Iranians released as part of a prisoner exchange deal between Tehran and Washington, has shed light on the circumstances surrounding the wrongful detention by the United States of the Iranian academic figure and university professor.
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US State Dept. confirms sanctions waiver for transferring Iranian funds
New York, IRNA – US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has confirmed that his country has waived sanctions to allow the transfer of Iranian funds -- approximately $6 billion -- blocked in South Korea to banks in Qatar.
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Iran UN Mission confirms imminent release of Iranian nationals in prisoner swap deal with US
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has confirmed the release of five Iranian nationals detained in the United States in exchange for the release of five Americans held in the Islamic Republic.