The ceasefire & hostages/prisoners released.

There are far more Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons, often for long periods without trial, many were children when they were imprisoned.

The balance has always been in Israel's favour, though it isn't just about numbers.

Several younger prisoners were 16 years old,

Sheer numbers?

Israel holds about 4,500 Palestinian prisoners, of which about 310 are being held in administrative detention, without the right to a trial.

(info from wiki)

Prisoners were held in jails, hostages were captured by terrorists and held I underground tunnels

sheer numbers, yes- and what jails? What conditions? Have you been there Annie.

Anniebach

Several younger prisoners were 16 years old,

Not longer ago, when some of us mentionned that so many Palestinian prisoners were just children, we were told that 16 year old are men! So which is it? Or is it different for some. Like Palestinians are men younger than Israelis?

More than 700 arrests of children have been documented by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society since October 7. Currently, 250 of them remain in Israeli detention.

“This number, especially compared to previous periods, is very high,” said Amani Sarahneh, spokesperson for the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.

Sarahneh added that children are abused and tortured the same way adult Palestinian prisoners are.

“A Palestinian child will likely experience every abuse tactic you can think of,” she said, adding that Israeli forces have used them on Palestinian children for many years.

Palestinian detainees are beaten, exposed to the cold for prolonged periods, and deprived of food, sleep, water and medical attention, a report by the UN Human Rights Office last month revealed.

Children today live “in a constant state of hunger inside Israeli jails, getting just enough to survive''

From the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society mmmmmm ?

Thank goodness there are people prepared to advocate for them and support them best they can. Foreign journalists, including British ones, are not allowed!

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Can anyone explain why the huge discrepancy in numbers? The current ceasefire has been in place since January 19 - and has seen 13 Israeli and five Thai hostages exchanged for 583 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

I don’t understand it.

Simply cos hamas can get away with asking for this in exchange for hostages..

It’s still worth it anyway to have these innocent hostages back home.

I have wondered this too.
It’s all so unfair, isn’t it? The released Palestinians are all criminals, some serving life sentences, whereas of course the Israeli hostages are innocent citizens.

Netanyahu must hate having to do this, but if it’s the only way to get the hostages back, then so be it.

Once they are all released though, he can decide on his next move.

Hamas has handled the release of hostages in the most brutal way, they are jeering at Israel

Anniebach

Hamas has handled the release of hostages in the most brutal way, they are jeering at Israel

They most certainly are

Oreo

It’s still worth it anyway to have these innocent hostages back home.

Seeing the latest hostages released looking so gaunt and ill was heartbreaking.
So was hearing that Eli Sharabi was looking forward to being reunited with his wife and daughters, all slaughtered by Hamas terrorists. A bitter-sweet moment for his parents-in-law in Wales.

Anniebach

Hamas has handled the release of hostages in the most brutal way, they are jeering at Israel

It is dreadful.
Crowing, grandstanding and traumatised hostages having to run the gauntlet of armed terrorists.

What a senseless war by war mongers. Israel has committed war crimes made a Nation homeless and the country raised. , no pity for homeless Palestinians. We took them in when they had nowhere to go but their hearts are full of hate. It will come back on them..

war mongers
Do you mean Hamas too?

Israel defends itself from brutal terrorists, Palestinians voted for terrorists to form their government , their joy and cheering on seeing innocent hostages paraded for them was sickening

We don't know if all the released Palestinians are criminals JenniferEccles. Some have never been convicted of a crime, some were children when incarcerated and still children when released.

What age were the alleged children ?

Hamas has no pity for the suffering if Gaza’s deliberately used hospitals and schools as military base, they dont care how many are killed in their crusade to destroy Israel.

As for 16 yr old children being imprisoned, a child of that age is just a deadly as an adult with a weapon - as we are finding out in our own schools in the UK and certainly the US.

16 year old imprisoned, infants taken frim cribs and thrown against a wall by Hamas