Israel began releasing more than 300 Palestinian security prisoners, including three dozen serving life sentences for terror killings, after Hamas released Israeli hostages Sagui Dekel-Chan, Iair Horn and Sasha Troufanov on Saturday as part of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal.

The Israel Prison Service dresses Palestinian prisoners set for release in shirts featuring its logo, a Star of David and the sentence in Arabic: 'We will not forget or forgive,' February 15, 2025. (Israel Prison Service)

According to the Hamas-linked Prisoners’ Information Office, 369 Palestinians were set to be released, including 333 Palestinians who had been detained in Gaza during the war and 36 terrorists who had been serving life sentences, including for multiple murders.

The prisoner release was the largest so far in the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.

In an apparent reaction to Hamas dressing released hostages in prison garb and handing them “gifts” of Palestinian paraphernalia, the Israel Prison Service dressed the Palestinian detainees in shirts bearing a blue Star of David, the Shin Bet logo and, in Arabic, the phrase: “We will not forgive or forget.”