AL-JAZEERA: Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Sarahneh (57 years old), recently released from Israeli occupation prisons, said he returned to a reality vastly different from the one he left over two decades ago, with an entire generation having grown up in his absence.

He spoke about the harsh conditions of his detention, especially after October 7, 2023, noting that “the first 22 years of imprisonment were one thing, but what came after October 7 was something else entirely,” referring to the intensified treatment in Israeli prisons during the genocide in Gaza.

Sarahnah was arrested in 2002 and sentenced to 6 life terms plus 45 years. He was released as part of the sixth batch of prisoners, which included the freeing of 369 detainees.

Freed but Scarred: Palestinian Prisoners Expose Occupation’s Brutality

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club stated that forcing released prisoners to wear vests bearing threatening phrases falls within the framework of “organized Israeli terrorism.”

The Palestinian Club added, “As part of the organized terrorism practiced by the occupation against released prisoners and their families, the occupation system has left no tool of humiliation, abuse, and torture unused.”

Palestinian Prisoners Reject Israeli Imposed Uniforms, Burn Them in Protest

ARABIC MEDIA: Dozens of Tunisians demonstrated on Saturday evening in front of the US Embassy in Tunisia, protesting against the plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from Gaza.

المحتجون يبلّغون الولايات المتحدة رفضهم تهجير أهل #غزة
التفاصيل: https://t.co/JpcIV9CgaC #غزة pic.twitter.com/e8bW6zhZuH

— Tunigate – بوابة تونس (@Tunigate) February 15, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli occupation forces set up a military checkpoint on the road connecting the village of Harmala and the town of Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem.

AL-JAZEERA: Thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday evening, demanding the continuation of the prisoner exchange deal and the implementation of its second phase with the Palestinian resistance.

AL-JAZEERA: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening, amid increasing international pressure to resume negotiations on the second phase of the prisoner exchange deal and ceasefire with Hamas.

LEBANESE NEWS AGENCY: The Israeli occupation army killed two people and injured five others in an airstrike on Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon on Saturday evening, amid ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: The Israeli army estimates that it will withdraw from Lebanon within days, coinciding with the deployment of the Lebanese army in border areas.

Hezbollah Leads Mass Sit-In against Israeli Violations, American Influence

MEDIA REPORTS: US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, arrived in Tel Aviv today, Saturday, for his first visit to the Middle East region since taking office.

AL-MAYADEEN: Two killed and three injured as a result of an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the town of Jirjoua.

AL-MAYADEEN: A very powerful explosion carried out by the Israeli occupation in the town of Kafr Kila.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Resistance fighters target Israeli occupation forces with an explosive device during an incursion into the town of Arraba, southwest of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

THE PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Following his proposal for Gaza to hold a ‘referendum’ to join Türkiye as an autonomous region until a Palestinian state is formed, Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoğlu sat down with Palestinian intellectual Ramzy Baroud for an exclusive interview.

CHANNEL 12:

Informed sources stated that Israel has requested an extension of the first phase of the deal to include an additional exchange.

The channel reported that Israel is seeking to use President Donald Trump’s deadline to release the remaining six living captives within days.

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, published footage from the handover of the sixth batch of Israeli detainees in Gaza as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas, published footage from the handover of the sixth batch of Israeli detainees in Gaza as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

ITAMAR BEN-GVIR: Ben Gvir told Netanyahu: Stop wasting opportunities; not all hostages have been returned, and the government must unleash hell on Hamas.

KREMLIN: Moscow welcomes the release of Russian citizen Turbonov and thanks Hamas leadership for this.

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: We are grateful to the Palestinian side and the Qatari and Egyptian mediators for their assistance in securing the release of the Russian citizen.

KREMLIN: Moscow welcomes the release of Russian citizen Turbonov and thanks Hamas leadership for this.

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: We are grateful to the Palestinian side and the Qatari and Egyptian mediators for their assistance in securing the release of the Russian citizen. pic.twitter.com/d52TXxLXSW

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

FOX NEWS (citing Israel’s ambassador to the UN):

Hamas still rules Gaza, and we are determined to end this by the conclusion of the war.

We must consider all options regarding Gaza during today’s government meeting.

We are preparing our options, and the army is ready and capable of implementing them.

ABU HAMZA:

The resistance confirmed the good treatment of the captives in its custody, while the enemy excels in torturing our prisoners.

Forcing our prisoners to wear specific clothing and their difficult conditions reveal the enemy’s brutality and inhumane treatment.

The United States, which demands the release of all enemy captives, must also demand the same from the occupation.

The United States must not ignore the horrific scenes of systematic abuse and killing of our prisoners, the rightful owners of the land and homeland.

HEZBOLLAH DEPUTY POLITICAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN:

We will not allow the homeland to fall into American and Israeli hands.

The decision to prevent the entry of the Iranian plane is an insult to the Lebanese state and its security agencies.

If you want to submit, the resistance will not submit and will confront all dictates.

Thousands of Lebanese citizens have gathered in a sit-in called for by Hezbollah on Saturday on the old road leading to Beirut International Airport in protest against the Israeli enemy's violations of Lebanese sovereignty and in rejection of submitting to Israeli threats. pic.twitter.com/p2DZlMBvqQ

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

UK FOREIGN SECRETARY:

I urge all parties to continue working together to fully implement the ceasefire in Gaza.

I urge the release of all “hostages,” ensure vital aid reaches Gaza, and work toward lasting peace.

CHANNEL 12: The families of detainees held in Gaza are calling for a gathering in Tel Aviv to demand the immediate release of those still in captivity.

Palestinian Resistance Hands Over 3 Israeli Detainees – Everything You Need to Know

ISRAELI MEDIA:

Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold consultations with security leaders today, “coinciding with the expiration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline regarding the captives.”

Walla quoted an Israeli official stating that Netanyahu’s consultations will discuss the stance on Trump’s deadline.

UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL:

Over 40,000 Palestinians have been forced to leave their homes in the West Bank.

The agency’s financial situation is dire, and there is no clarity about the future.

No other UN agency is capable of providing the services UNRWA offers.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Occupation forces raided the town of Rujeib, east of Nablus in the West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: Freed Palestinian prisoners have arrived in Gaza after being released by Israeli occupation authorities today as part of the sixth phase of the prisoner exchange deal.

ISLAMIC JIHAD:

The racist and inhumane behavior reveals the true face of the occupation and reflects its deep sense of defeat.

We strongly condemn the racist crime committed by occupation forces against the freed prisoners.

HAARETZ: The decision to dress Palestinian prisoners in shirts with the phrase “We will not forget, we will not forgive” was directed by the Prison Service Commissioner.

Palestinian prisoners were forced by the Israeli occupation to wear uniforms marked with the Star of David and the slogan “We will not forgive, we will not forget”.

They burned the uniforms as soon as they were released. pic.twitter.com/zDbD9tmqT4

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

CHANNEL 12: Dressing Palestinian prisoners in uniforms with phrases and the Star of David is a clear sign of bankruptcy and weakness.

FREED PALESTINIAN PRISONERS: Freed Palestinian prisoners told Al-Jazeera that the Israeli occupation subjected them to the worst forms of torture, abuse, and starvation during the war.

🚨 Statement from Ahmed Al-Qudra, Director of the Prisoners’ Media Office: The severe condition In which the prisoners are released exposes the scale of crimes and violations inside prisons, as the marks of torture and oppression are evident on their bodies. This demands a firm… pic.twitter.com/GiUX701g37

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

AL JAZEERA SOURCES:

Nine freed prisoners with life sentences arrived in Ramallah.

Three freed prisoners with life sentences were transferred to Jerusalem.

The moment freed Palestinian detainees arrived in Ramallah, receiving warm welcomes from their families upon their release as part of the sixth batch of the prisoner exchange deal between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli government. pic.twitter.com/HtCMyAro5L

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: Buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners have arrived in Ramallah.

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Senior officials in the Trump administration stated that they are working to implement the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.

AL-JAZEERA: Preparations have begun at Ofer Prison for the release of Palestinian prisoners as part of the exchange deal.

HAMAS:

The presence of images of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa, and the crowds during the handover of enemy prisoners is a renewed message to the occupation and its supporters that these are red lines.

The release of the sixth batch of enemy prisoners confirms that their release is only possible through negotiations and adherence to the agreement’s obligations.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli media confirmed that the Red Cross has received the three hostages, and they are on their way to the Israeli army.

ALEXANDER ‘SASHA’ TURBONOV, RELEASED ISRAELI CAPTIVE: We must not forget the remaining detainees.

📹 Palestinian resistance groups hand over three Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, as part of the sixth batch of the prisoner exchange deal under the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. pic.twitter.com/nvr1Sgv8KQ

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

YAIR HORN, RELEASED ISRAELI CAPTIVE: All detainees must be brought home; they have no more time.

AL-JAZEERA: The process of handing over the three Israeli detainees to the Red Cross in Khan Younis has begun.

Members of Al-Qassam Brigades and Al-Quds Brigades handed over three Israeli detainees to the International Red Cross as part of the sixth batch of the prisoner exchange deal between the Israeli government and the Palestinian resistance. pic.twitter.com/UEzrAy2qxI

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: Red Cross teams have arrived in Khan Younis to receive the three Israeli hostages.

CHANNEL 13: Hamas fighters carrying weapons taken from Israeli soldiers on October 7, 2023, during the handover process of the hostages.

HAMAS:

The resumption of the exchange process today is in line with our commitment to mediators and the guarantees we received to ensure the occupation’s compliance with the agreement.

We await the occupation’s implementation of the humanitarian protocol based on mediators’ promises and guarantees.

The occupation has no alternatives to release its remaining hostages other than fully implementing the ceasefire agreement.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:

The handover of the three Israeli hostages will be conducted using a vehicle captured on October 7, 2023.

Al-Qassam presented hostage Sagi Dekel with a gold piece as a gift for his daughter, who was born four months after his capture.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army is ready to receive the detainees at a single point near Re’im, close to the Gaza border, in about an hour.

Footage of the moment the Israeli detainee Alexander Trufanov, held by the Al-Quds Brigades, the moment he received the decision of his release. pic.twitter.com/cWEilULtZv

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 15, 2025

KAN:

55% of Israelis support releasing all hostages at any cost.

36% of Israelis believe that returning to war will lead to the elimination of Hamas.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Local Palestinian platforms shared footage documenting the Israeli occupation forces’ raid on Yamoun, west of Jenin, early this Saturday.