Majority of Palestinian prisoners released by Israel were detained without charges: Report

Majority of Palestinian prisoners released by Israel were detained without charges: Report

A majority of the Palestinian prisoners Israel has released in its cease-fire agreement with Hamas had been detained without charges, according to a new report.

Israel has identified 300 Palestinian prisoners who it says are elligible to be released under the current cease-fire exchange agreement with Hamas. Roughly 80% of those prisoners are listed only as "detained," meaning they have not faced formal charges, according to a report from CNN.

So far, Hamas has released 69 hostages from Gaza and Israel has in turn released 150 Palestinian prisoners. Of those prisoners, 98 were being detained without charges, according to CNN.