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Israel Faces Backlash Over Release of 150 Hamas Prisoners
10/26/2025
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- More than 150 Hamas prisoners were released under a Gaza peace deal and photographed at the Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel in Egypt.
- Among them was Akram Abu Bakr, who celebrated his wedding there on October 18.
- Critics, including David Mencer of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, condemned the release as freeing convicted terrorists.
- Israel said the move values human life, despite freeing over 2,000 security prisoners.
