Hamas And Israel Swap Prisoners As Trump Declares War’s End

October 13, 2025 TheMcgwire

Hamas And Israel Swap Prisoners As Trump Declares War’s End

Israel frees some 2,000 Palestinians in exchange for 20 captives as part of ceasefire deal

Hamas and Israel exchanged prisoners on Monday as US President Donald Trump announced the war on Gaza has ended.

The Palestinian movement released 20 living captives from Gaza to the International Red Cross starting starting at 8:00 AM local time (5:00 AM GMT). They were later transferred to Israel.

Shortly after, Israeli authorities began releasing 1,968 Palestinian prisoners under the terms of the agreement.

Most were released to the Gaza Strip, while some were to the occupied West Bank.

Around 150 were expelled from Palestine entirely – initially transferred to Egypt before their planned relocation to other countries at a later stage.

“The enemy failed to retrieve its captives through military pressure, despite its intelligence superiority and overwhelming power. Now, it is forced to recover them through a prisoner exchange deal – just as the resistance had promised from the beginning,” al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in a statement.

“To our free prisoners: Gaza and its resistance have sacrificed their most precious assets and exerted every effort to break your chains. We pledge that your cause will remain at the forefront of our national priorities until you all attain your freedom.”

In a rare move ahead of the release of the some of the captives, Hamas allowed several of the detainees to make video calls to their families in Israel.

Footage shared by Israeli media showed captives Matan Zangauker, Nimrod Cohen, and David and Ariel Cunio speaking with their families via video link, alongside Hamas fighters.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ Middle East Eye

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