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Palestinian prisoner: Release rumors killing us
Palestinian detainees anxious ahead of possible release in framework of prisoner swap
Ali Waked
Palestinian prisoners say they are on edge in the face of rumors regarding their possible release as part of a deal to free Israel's abducted soldiers, Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser, and Eldad Regev. The Palestinian detainees are making an effort to elicit any trace of information in the hopes their name will end up on the list of released prisoners.
"We watch all television stations in order to gather any piece of information possible," one prisoner told Ynet. "We hear things that sometimes make us happy and other times disappoint us. The entire day we shift from one report to another and from one rumor to the next; it's killing us."
The prisoner, who is a resident of Nablus, is due to be released only five years from now, but is clinging to hopes for an earlier discharge.
"The Palestinian Authority gave us the feeling that a group of prisoners may be released as part of the Hizbullah deal," he said. "Not immediately upon the deal's completion, but rather, a few weeks later, because Israel didn't want to link Palestinian prisoners to this deal. But it will happen."
The prisoner expressed his hope that the lull agreement currently in effect in Gaza will promote his return home.
"We are being torn amidst a sea of reports and rumors. They are telling us that Shalit is moving closer (to being released) and that hundreds of prisoners will be released. Perhaps this will be moving forward now that the lull is here."
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