Palestine - January 25, 2025 The Israeli authorities on Saturday released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of the second phase of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. Abdullah Zaghari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, said the prisoners were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Among them, 114 prisoners were released into the West Bank from Ofer Prison, 16 were taken to Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, and 70 were deported to Egypt. Palestinian officials in the Ramallah Governorate also coordinated the release. According to the Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Authority, the 200 prisoners included 121 who had been serving life sentences and 79 others with long sentences. Following the release of the prisoners, Hamas spokesperson Abdul Latif al-Qanou said in a press statement that the Palestinians in Gaza are waiting for the Israeli army to "withdraw according to the terms of the agreement, and for the displaced residents to begin returning to their lands and homes." Shotlist: Ramallah, Palestine - Jan 25, 2025: 1. Various of vehicles transporting released Palestinian prisoners; people flooding streets, greeting prisoners; 2. Prisoners getting off bus; 3. Woman wiping tears; 4. Prisoner hugging family members; 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Riyad Arafat, prisoner: "The prisoners inside Israeli prisons are in torment. They are beaten daily morning and evening. There is no food. I lost 15 kg. We are being subjected to the trust, but thank God it is all for the sake of freedom and Palestine."; 6. Prisoner hugging family member; 7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mother of prisoner (name not given): "My feelings are indescribable. I am very happy and thank God that I will embrace my son after 19 years of absence."; 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ihab Al-Sharafa, prisoner: "My feelings are indescribable. Until now I feel like I am still in an unbelievable dream. I thank God for getting out of the grave in which I was buried for 23 years. I send my greetings to our people in the Gaza Strip and we hope that conditions will improve."; 9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Azmi Nafaa, prisoner: "I am happy and my feelings are indescribable. But my happiness will not be complete until the war and its effects end, and when our Palestinian people live in security and peace and the siege on the Gaza Strip ends and they are able to live freely and the suffering and dire and tragic conditions end and all prisoners are released from prisons."; 10. Various of children waving Palestinian flags; people celebrating in streets. [Restirction - No access Chinese mainland]