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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Mat Nashed

‘Less than slaves’: The Palestinians detained by Israel despite ceasefire

A freed Palestinian prisoner greets her child after her release from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 20, 2025 [Ammar Awad/Reuters]

When the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced on January 15, Ghassan Alyeean says his first feeling was relief that the mass killing of his countrymen might finally end.

Like everyone in the occupied West Bank, Alyeean was looking forward to celebrating the freedom of 90 Palestinian prisoners who were to be released in the coming days in exchange for three Israeli captives as part of the ceasefire deal.

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