Ya'alon: Prisoner release done heavy-heartedly for long-run
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said: "The ministerial committee that dealt with the issue of prisoner release convened heavy-heartedly and with difficult feelings to decide who of the prisoners will be released this time. We don't like it, but we have a responsibility as a government to steer the country according to long-run strategic considerations. I remind that these prisoners are old and committed their crimes prior to the Oslo Accords. We will keep following them."
Twenty-six prisoners are expected to be released Tuesday night. (Ilana Curiel)
