The political echelon ordered the Shin Bet this morning to release approximately 60 security prisoners arrested after October 7, KAN reports. The prisoners were released from Ofer Prison and Sde Teiman and returned to the Gaza Strip on Monday evening, in the largest such release since the last hostage deal.
The political echelon directed the Shin Bet on Monday morning to release approximately 60 security prisoners arrested after the October 7, 2023 attack, according to Israeli media reports. The prisoners were transferred from Ofer Prison and the Sde Teiman detention facility and crossed into the Gaza Strip on Monday evening.
KAN described the release as the most extensive since the last hostage deal with Hamas. The identities of those released have not been disclosed.
Earlier Monday evening, a released terrorist who was among those freed claimed that hundreds of terrorists have been released to the Strip in recent months and that additional releases are expected soon, as The Zioneer reported. That claim remains unverified and has not been confirmed by Israeli officials.
The release is the largest single group of security prisoners returned to Gaza since the hostage deal, marking a significant development in Israel's prisoner management policy.
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