Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe IDF said the detainees being released were not considered terrorists and would be freed after interrogation. 1,300 Gaza residents are currently held in Israeli prisons as 'unlawful combatants,' according to a human rights groupShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeRawan Suleimanand Yaniv Kubovich05:13 PM • July 27 2026 IDTIsrael is expected to release 60 Palestinian security detainees to the Gaza Strip on Monday from Israeli detention facilities, the military and the Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office said, in what would be the largest detainee release since the October hostage deal.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIDFGazaIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuHuman rightsCease-fire/hostage release talksIsrael Prison ServiceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuIranHasbaraKarim KhanIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael to Release 60 Palestinian Detainees to Gaza From Israeli FacilitiesHow a Battle Over Modesty Erupted at a Sea of Galilee BeachThree Months to Israel's Election: Why Is Netanyahu Really Going to Washington?Iran Says It Still Controls Hormuz, Not Seeking Talks After Trump Halts StrikesFrench DJ Barbara Butch's Original Sin? Being JewishRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAn Israeli Election Surprise Called the DemocratsEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With IsraelTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?