*70 freed-deported Palestinian prisoners arrive in Cairo.
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00:00In Palestine, Israeli forces increased military checkpoints at the entrances to towns and
00:05cities to prevent thousands of displaced people from reaching their homes.
00:10Occupational forces established at least 10 new checkpoints around Nablus, installed 36
00:14iron gates at the entrances to the city, and closed more than 47 roads.
00:18At the same time, civilians in the town of Abud denounced that vehicles are being subjected
00:23to exhaustive inspections, which increases tensions in the area.
00:28Meanwhile, Zionist raids continue in several localities, among them Beit Lekhia and Al-Muqayir.
00:38On Saturday, as part of a ceasefire deal, Israel freed 200 Palestinian prisoners in
00:42exchange for four Israeli women hostages.
00:45Official sources say that the released prisoners were actually deported and that they have
00:50been transferred to Egyptian hospitals for treatment.
00:53According to a list made public by Israeli authorities, over 230 Palestinian prisoners
00:58to be released under the deal are serving life sentences for deadly attacks on Israelis
01:02and they will be permanently expelled from the Palestinian territories upon their release.
01:07Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Committee Amin Shuman said that once in Egypt, deported prisoners
01:14will be able to choose to reside in either Algeria, Turkey or Tunisia.