Israeli occupation forces transfer 6 prisoners released in a prisoner exchange deal to administrative detention.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Club said on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation authorities transferred six prisoners released in a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas to administrative detention.

The club stated in a statement that it had recorded the arrest by Israeli authorities of "13 individuals among the ranks of liberated prisoners, who were released as part of the recent exchange deal that took place in January and February of this year" between Israel and Hamas.

The club explained that "the Israeli occupation kept seven prisoners in detention, six of whom were placed under administrative detention (without charge), while an indictment was issued against the released prisoner, Reda Obeid, from Jerusalem."

He pointed out that among the prisoners transferred to administrative detention is prisoner Samah Hijjawi from the city of Qalqilya.

In this context, the Palestinian Prisoners Club's statement noted that "targeting released prisoners through arrests, specifically through the policy of administrative detention under the pretext of a 'secret file,' has been and remains the most prominent policy pursued by the Israeli occupation throughout history, whether for those released in exchange deals or those released after completing their detention period."

In early March, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel concluded. The agreement, which took effect on January 19, 2025, was brokered by Egypt and Qatar and supported by the United States.

The exchange deal included the release of 1,777 Palestinian prisoners, along with one Jordanian prisoner, according to a previous statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Club, in exchange for 33 Israeli prisoners, 25 of whom were alive and eight were dead.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 175,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced.

Coinciding with the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation army and settlers have escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, resulting in the deaths of more than 969 Palestinians and the injury of approximately 7,000 others, according to Palestinian data.