39 Palestinian children to be freed in 3rd set of releases under hostage swap deal

Palestinian authorities released on Sunday the names of Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the third batch of hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas.

The list, revealed by the governmental Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and Palestinian Prisoners Society, a local nongovernmental organization, exclusively included the names of child prisoners, totaling 39.

Among them are 21 children from Jerusalem, one is from Rafah in the Gaza Strip, and the remainders are from various parts of the West Bank.