Over 9,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli jails after Gaza prisoner swap

Despite the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners on Monday as part of a swap deal with Israel, more than 9,100 Palestinians remain in Israeli custody under harsh and deteriorating conditions.

Monday’s exchange saw the release of 20 Israeli captives held in Gaza, marking the third prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas since the war began in October 2023. 

A month into the war, 240 Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange for 105 captives during a brief seven-day truce. 

A second exchange in January and February saw the release of 1,778 Palestinians in return for 38 captives.

In total, 3,985 Palestinians have been freed in exchange for 163 Israelis.

However, with all living Israeli captives now returned, over 9,100 Palestinians remain in Israeli prisons - many of them detained without charge or trial. 

They are held in what rights groups call “torture camps”, facing daily abuse, beatings, starvation and humiliation.

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