Israel to free Hamas chief in big prisoner release (AFP)

AFP - Israel is to free 770 Israeli and Palestinian prisoners, including a founder of the Islamist movement Hamas, due to overcrowding, a prison services spokeswoman told AFP on Thursday.

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