Pro-palestine supporters march through London

Israel are expected to release 737 prisoners and detainees as part of the first phase of a long-awaited ceasefire deal which begins on Sunday.

“The government approves” the “release (of) 737 prisoners and detainees” currently in the custody of the prison service, the ministry said in a statement.

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[BrownyBird]

ENOUGH! Once the peace returns, please quit your jobs and go there and help to rebuild Palestine. Its that what they need.

[mariemaillehomestayenglishuk]

Its only temporary . Netanyahu cannot be trusted

[londonhodnet]

So happy they can go back, help rebuild and be happy

[jeffspicolli]

The once "Great" Britain has lost the will to defend it's 300-year-old culture.

[Trini-ok]

Yes and 50 of them were arrested for not leaving when they were told too. These people don’t understand instructions or they are deliberately defiant.

[cindyrolle]

Thank you London protestors. Thank you. As an American I’m more ashamed of my government than anytime in my lifetime. Palestinians must be totally freed. Netanyahu must be imprisoned!

[slackdee]

"The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand" 😀😃🤣

[Daisybelle-ql]

Why don’t you all go back to Palistine and help your people instead of blaming every other country for the Sh**. Your pals Hamas started all this in the first place ! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT…..

[jenniferbarry]

I'm sure all these people will go out to Gaza, help fill in the terrorist tunnels built with aid money and take their talents out to Palestine to help them!

[PurpleMonkeyDishwasher-]

Criticism of the Israeli government is not antisemitism. Condemning the only real democracy in the ME in favour of a racist, misogynistic and homophobic terrorist regime definitely is antisemitism.

[ChrisGregory-nx]

Hi shrieking woman. What did the people of gaza expect when they voted in, and continued to support a terrorist organisation to run gaza. And continued to support them after they'd crossed the border and murdered 1200 people in cold blood. If I was an Israeli I'd be a tiny bit upset. Terrible that kids have died but that happens in war. Which hamas started...

[slowdivebreeze]

can't you all just go to Gaza, we wont miss you.

[MANGOCATCHER]

The numbers don't add up how only 33 hostages

[ianbrownlee]

Immigrants protesting... Tax payers paying for This aswell...