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Israel Approves Prisoner Release

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BBC NEWS   |   November 30, 2008 11:07 AM

Read More: Ehud Olmert, Gaza, Hamas, Israel Prisoner Release, Israeli Cabinet, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Olmert Prisoner Release, Palestinians, West Bank, World News

The Israeli cabinet has approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

The prisoners, some of 11,000 held by Israel, will be freed in the West Bank.

An Israeli official said the move aimed to help bolster Palestinian PM Mahmoud Abbas's West Bank administration against Hamas, which rules in Gaza.

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The Israeli cabinet has approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The prisoners, some of 11,000 held by Israel, will be fr...
The Israeli cabinet has approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The prisoners, some of 11,000 held by Israel, will be fr...
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