– 150 detainees will be released
According to Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, Israel has agreed to release 150 Palestinian detainees within the end of August.
Among those who will be freed are several members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), who were detained during the summer of 2006 in response to the kidnaping of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
According to Maan News, Abbas specifically requested the release of Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Secretary-General Ahmad Sa’adat, Hamas-affiliated PLC Speaker ‘Aziz Dweik, Fatah politician Fuad Ash-Shobaki, and PLC members Jamal Khwail and Jamal At-Tirawi.
Read: Maan News, “Erekat: Israel will release 150 Palestinian detainees before end of August,” 6 August 2008, http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=31131
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