Hamas decided on Tuesday to release 50 Fatah-affiliated detainees and 50 more criminal prisoners in the Gaza Strip as a goodwill gesture ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, Palestinian news agency said.
The decision came during the government's 122th meeting headed by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.
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A Palestinian inmate stands behind bars in a jail in the Gaza city, August 5, 2009.
Agencies