Hamas: Resistance for the release of Palestinian prisoners

The Palestinian resistance movement and its leadership are committed to the release of Palestinian prisoners. This was stated by Hisham Qasem, from Hamas's political office, on the occasion of the Day of the Palestinian Prisoner, an annual initiative established by the Palestinian National Council in 1974 to support the legitimate rights of prisoners. "The commemoration of the Day of the Prisoner by the Palestinian people is an occasion to remember the great sacrifices that have been made by the prisoners,” Qasem said. The Hamas official later lauded the Palestinian detainees for standing up to injustice and repressive measures in Israeli prisons. Hamas calls on the media to convey to the world the truth about the plight and suffering of Palestinian prisoners.