Ninety Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange for three Israeli hostages released earlier in the day, the Israeli Prison Service announced early Monday morning.
Earlier, an Israeli official said the Red Cross posed difficulties in transferring Palestinian prisoners.
“Red Cross personnel, for unclear reasons, are blocking and delaying the process of transferring Palestinian prisoners. They claim that there are discrepancies in the lists, and it seems that they want to present Israel as n “having failed to meet agreed deadlines,” an official said. was quoted by Channel 12.