Mustafa Barghouti, secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative, says the release of some Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails is “promising” as it could “open the road for a complete exchange of prisoners”.
“That means the release of all Palestinian prisoners put in Israeli jails, many of whom – at least 1,200 – are without due charges, without due legal process,” he told Al Jazeera.
Barghouti said recent developments showed that three “taboos” of the Israeli government had been broken.
The first one was to accept that there would be an exchange of people being held, he said. The second was accepting a pause for four days, Barghouti added.
“Third, that Netanyahu said, the only way he will deal with Hamas is to uproot them completely and now he’s negotiating with them and even making a deal with them.
“But the most important thing that we shouldn’t forget about is that this ceasefire must continue because the massacres in Gaza have to stop,” Barghouti said.
Source: AlJazeera
