AhlulBayt News Agency - The Hamas Movement has said that its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, is making efforts to extract the freedom of all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails through clinching several swap deals with the Israeli side.
"Al-Qassam Brigades is preparing for second, third and fourth 'Wafa al-Ahrar' deals so as to clear all the jails of the Israeli occupation from all Palestinian prisoners," Hamas official and lawmaker Mushir al-Masri said.
Masri made his remarks during a sit-in organized on Saturday by the Islamic Women Movement near Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing, north of Gaza, to mark the 40th anniversary of Palestine's Land Day.
The Hamas official also reiterated his Movement's vow to continue along the path of resistance regardless of the cost until the liberation of the Palestinian land.
In October 2011, al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas was able to free more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
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