The list of names on the ministry's website shows that a vast majority of those arrested were after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.
Hirsch explains that there can be no moral equivalence between someone convicted of terror offenses and an innocent civilian.
Hamas demands it select a list of 100 Palestinians with long-term sentences to be released from Israeli jails, said the senior Hamas leader.
The release, originally planned for late Saturday, was allegedly delayed due to "technical reasons."
Gershkovich, his paper, and the US government all strongly deny the charges against him, which carry a sentence of up to 20 years in jail.
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Perry visited the prison facilities in order to monitor the activity, and instructed the staff to act professionally, in order to allow the return of the Israeli abductees home.
Lipshitz, a resident of Nir Oz, was released from Hamas captivity a month ago, alongside Nurit Cooper.
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On Wednesday, the court rejected a petition submitted by the Al-Magor Terror Victims Association and the Schijveschuurder family who lost relatives in the 2001 Sbarro restaurant bombing.