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Prominent Palestinian Prisoners Set to Be Released
(New York Times) Aaron Boxerman - Israel is due to release more than 1,000 Palestinian terrorists and murderers during the 42-day ceasefire. They include: Zakaria Zubeidi, 49, a top commander in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. Wissam Abbasi, 48, Mohammad Odeh, 52, and Wael Qassim, 54, were part of a Hamas cell in Jerusalem responsible for a string of bombings that killed over 30 Israelis in crowded civilian areas, including a bombing at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that killed nine people, including four U.S. citizens. Khalida Jarrar, 62, is a leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.