(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Quoting the statistics bureau of the Palestinian ministry of prisoners' affairs, the 299 Palestinian detainees were imprisoned before the Oslo Accords, and Tel Aviv refused to release them after the formation of the Palestinian Authority (PA).
This comes as a new round of talks on prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israeli officials is due to start in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Hamas Political Bureau chief Khaled Meshaal arrived in Cairo on Tuesday along with a delegation to discuss the prisoners swap deal with mediating Egyptian security officials.
Egypt has been mediating talks between Israel and Hamas over a prisoner deal that would see the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit -- captured in June 2006 -- in exchange for nearly 1,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
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