Israel frees 30 Palestinian minors, 3 women under terms of truce deal

Gaza, The Gulf Observer: Israel has freed 30 Palestinian minors and three women “during the night” under the terms of a truce deal that returned captives from besieged Gaza.

The release brought the total number of Palestinian women and minors freed by Israel during the initial four-day pause in the fighting to 150.

Those freed early on Tuesday included the youngest female Palestinian, 16-year-old Nofuz Hammad, from Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, who was initially handed 12 years in prison by Israeli authorities and now released in Hamas’ swap deal with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported.