Classes, witness to the release of Election Israeli prisoners as grief, Palestinians. Israeli-Felistine Conflict

Khan Younis, Gaza – Since 8 am, 32 -year -old Abu Yusuf* Hamas’s political and military leader Yahya, who was killed in Khan Younis in Dakshin Gaza, has been standing in the crowd near the wreck of the former house of Sinawar. Sitting on his shoulders with his four -year -old son, he is waiting to catch a glimpse of two Israeli prisoners released.

Around Abu Yusuf, thousands of people have gathered between the sea of ​​green flag and the black banner of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. Hasan Nasrallah, there were also portraits of the Lebanon’s Hizbollah leader who were killed by Israel, the images of Abdel-Malik Al-Hauthi, the leader of the Hauthis of Yemen, and the late founder of Islamic Jihad, Fati Shakki.

Abu Yusuf said, “I am proud to see these prisoners releasing in exchange for countless Palestinians, who have been in Israeli jails for decades.”

Hamas’s fighters are part of a high-done ceasefire agreement released aimed at ending the months of the war starting on October 7, 2023 after Hamas fighters started a deadly attack on Israel. Under the deal that is effective on January 19, Hamas is set to leave 33 Israeli captives over a period of six weeks. In turn, 1,650 Palestinian prisoners can be freed from Israeli jails.

Thursday’s exchange, the third since the ceasefire began, began with Hamas, a 20-year-old soldier Agam Berger was released at the Jabia refugee camp in North Gaza, followed by the five Thai citizens in Khan, in addition to five Thai citizens, Arbel Yahud And Gadi Moses was released. Unis under the supervision of a handover by Al-Quids Brigade, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad.

Later in the day, Israeli officials released 110 Palestinian prisoners, including 32 life sentences and services of 30 minors.

Abu Yusuf said that he had gone for more than five kilometers (three mi) from his village, and waited for more than four hours to see the release of the prisoners.

He says that his release in exchange for Palestinian prisoners makes him feel that what he lost in the war was not meaningless. “These scenes,” he said, “Help my two -storey homes and relatives of Israeli airstrikes to reduce the pain of losing.”

As armored pick-up truck was rolled by holding fighters in fighter gear and black boys, Abu Yusuf proudly pointed to them.

“Resistance fighters are still here, alive, and capable of striking back,” he said. “This complete exchange is a reminder that business has failed to break us.”

‘People’s perseverance’

The Khan Younis crowded with fifth street, where the handover took place and where Sinavar’s house was standing, people waved the banners because they witnessed what many people in the crowd saw as “a symbolic victory”.

The two women waved handwritten signs thanking Iran, Hizbullah and Hothis for their support. One of them, Yasmin*, 28, read a banner, “Our victory is yours for everyone who stood with us.”

“We are here to thank every nation, which supported our resistance, especially Iran, (of Lebanon) Hizbullah, and Yemen,” he said. “But the firmness of our people brought us here.”

Dozens of protesters climbed the remains of flat houses to see the handover.

The two -hour delay made very little to reduce the enthusiasm of the crowd as people were filmed on smartphones and chanting the celebrations.

Two Israeli captives, who were enforced by masked al-co-diarrhea brigade fighters, were heavily preserved as they were taken through the crowd and towards representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Bystanders proceeded to take photos and closed the youth close to the prisoners, as they were far away.

Mohammad*, 22, his voice instigated with satire, “Arbel, you caused us so much trouble,” Arbel said, referring to the controversy over the release of Jehud, which caused a stressful deadlock between the Palestinians between the Palestinians.

Israel said Jehud should have been released last Saturday, and when he was not, accused Hamas of violating the agreement and then stopped the Palestinians from returning to their homes in the north. Later an agreement was signed, thousands of displaced Palestinians paved the route to return northern Gaza.

“Go back to your family. We are better without you! He shouted.

‘The price we paid’

Among the audience, people described prosecution and sorrow after a war, killing at least 47,035 Palestinians and injured 111,091.

“Allah Akbar!” Castes of, a phrase is often heard during Eid function, through the roads, the sound of jubilee on obstacles with destruction all around. Khan lies in Younis’s house ruins, the field is bare by bulldozers and the remaining olive trees are husk.

Abdul Qadir*, 63-year-old with a white beard and wire-frame glasses, stood on the side and watching in silence.

“We should not struggle with any Arab nation or international community,” he told Al Jazira.

Pointing to the ruins around him, he said, “Shrey goes to the Palestinians,” who has left behind the tireless shelling over 15 months, escaping the “a massacre”.

“Our flexibility forced the world to see us. We tolerated bombs, siege, disadvantages. But what does it live? He asked. “Look at this destruction: Our home, our fields. This is the value we have paid.”

This article was published in collaboration with Agab.

*All interviewers asked that their last names have been stopped due to security concerns.