‘Extraordinary asymmetry’: the history of Israeli prisoner swaps

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There were tears and cheers on both sides of the Gaza-Israel border yesterday as 20 living Israeli hostages and almost 2,000 Palestinian detainees were released in a prisoner swap. The trade, phase one of a prospective peace deal between Hamas and Israel, was only the latest chapter in a…

This story appeared on theweek.com, 2025-10-14 15:12:21.
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