On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, the occupation authorities released 642 prisoners in the seventh and final batch of the first phase of the prisoner exchange deal. These prisoners were originally supposed to be released on Saturday the 22nd of February, but at the last moment, the occupation authorities refused to release them and returned them to their cells under harsh conditions.

On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the occupation authorities released 369 Palestinian prisoners as part of the sixth batch of the first phase of the exchange deal. Among them, 36 prisoners serving life sentences were released, with 24 forcefully deported to Egypt. Additionally, 333 prisoners from Gaza, who had been detained by the occupation after October 7, were also released. 

The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) has been monitoring the decision issued by the Palestinian president regarding the transfer of the mechanisms for disbursing the entitlements and allowances of prisoners, the families of martyrs, and the wounded to the Palestinian National Economic Empowerment Institution.

As part of the implementation of the first phase of the prisoner exchange deal, the occupation authorities released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, February 8, 2025. This batch included 18 prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, 54 prisoners with high sentences, and 111 prisoners from Gaza who were arrested after October 7, 2023. Additionally, seven prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment were forcefully deported to Egypt as an initial stop before being transferred to other countries.