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Palestinian Prisoners Freed In Hostage Swap Go From Jail To Exile

Murad Abu al-Rub, an exiled Palestinian prisoner in Egypt, speaks to AFP from his hotel room (Credit: AFP)

They were freed in exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but instead of going home, 154 Palestinian ex-prisoners were exiled to Egypt, where they are confined to a hotel and kept under tight surveillance.

All of them had been sentenced by Israeli military court to life in prison on charges of murder, belonging to Palestinian militant groups banned by Israel, and other acts of violence.

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