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Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners

Six-hundred prisoners were expected to be released from Israeli prisons

Israel has postponed the planned release of six-hundred Palestinian prisoners, despite the release of six Israeli hostages on Saturday. It is accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire terms.

Also in the programme: Germans are voting today in a general election to elect a new government following the collapse of a coalition of the social democrats, liberals and greens; and we鈥檒l hear the latest on the condition of Pope Francis who remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories of the day are Stefan Meister, the Head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia at the German Council of Foreign Affairs, and Emma Graham Harrison who is senior International Affairs Correspondent at The Guardian & The Observer newspapers.

(Picture: Palestinians wait for the release of their relatives from Israeli prisons, at the culture center in the West Bank city of Ramallah, early 23 February 2025. Credit: Photo by ALAA BADARNEH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (15164044n)

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The Man Booker International 2018

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