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For freed Palestinian prisoners, freedom comes with caution

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27.01.2025

After seven months in an Israeli prison, 23-year-old Palestinian student Amal Shujayyeh has finally walked free.

In the quiet night hours of January 20, in Beitunia, in the occupied West Bank, a bus dropped her off into the embrace of friends and family who had anxiously awaited her return.

"The joy is indescribable," Shujayyeh told DW, surrounded by her family at home in Deir Jarir. "We thank God."

Shujayyeh's release was part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas aimed at pausing the war that has devastated Gaza for more than 15 months.

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As part of the agreement, nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are to be released. The deal seeks to halt the fighting for six weeks, secure the release of 33 hostages from Gaza and increase the flow of fuel and aid into the territory. Among the Palestinian prisoners to be freed are those detained for........

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