This is an entry from: Live: Trump threatens Gaza residents with death as his team holds direct talks with Hamas about captives
Evening recap
27 February 2025 00:03 GMT
Good evening Middle East Eye readers,
Hamas released the bodies of four dead captives on Wednesday evening to the Red Cross, while dozens of Palestinian prisoners began to be released.
More than 600 Palestinians prisoners are being released overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, most of them in Gaza, a Hamas official told the AFP.
According to Al Jazeera, 115 Palestinian prisoners serving life and long sentences are being released.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” that four captives' bodies were being released on Thursday by Hamas, saying, “They think they’re doing us a favor by sending us bodies."
Here is what else you need to know:
- Egypt has rejected Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid's proposal for it to govern the Gaza Strip for eight years or longer
- The UN human rights chief has rejected plans for the annexation of Gaza or the forced transfer of Palestinian from occupied territories
- Turkey's foreign minister told Al Jazeera they fear Israel will resume its war on Gaza once Hamas releases all the captives
- The UN human rights chief accused Israel on Wednesday of an "appalling" war on Gaza and the occupied West Bank