As part of a recent prisoner exchange for hostages held by Hamas, Israel released 369 Palestinians on Saturday. This group included individuals convicted of involvement in suicide bombings and attempted murders.

Thirty-six of those released had been serving life sentences; however, only 12 were permitted to return to their homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The remaining 24 were exiled.

Upon release, the prisoners received white sweatshirts from the Israeli Prison Service. These sweatshirts featured a Star of David, the Prison Service logo, and the phrase “Never forgive, never forget” in Arabic, according to the Associated Press. A video subsequently appeared on X purportedly showing these sweatshirts.

Among those returning to the West Bank were Ibrahim and Musa Sarahneh, who had served over 22 years for their roles in suicide bombings that resulted in Israeli deaths during the Second Intifada.

Their brother, Khalil Sarahneh, convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to life in 2002, was sent to Egypt.

Hassan Aweis, also given a life sentence in 2002 for voluntary manslaughter, planting an explosive device, and attempted murder (according to Israel’s Justice Ministry), was greeted by celebrating crowds in Ramallah upon his release.

He participated in attack planning during the Second Intifada for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, as reported by the AP.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S., “formed in late 2000 during the second intifada as a militant wing of the West Bank’s Fatah political faction” and “seeks to drive Israeli military forces and settlers from Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip and establish a Palestinian state,” according to the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Hassan Aweis’s brother, Abdel Karim Aweis, sentenced to the equivalent of six life sentences for offenses including throwing an explosive device, attempted murder, and assault (according to Israel’s Justice Ministry), was transferred to Egypt.

Ahmed Barghouti, a former commander in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, was also sent to Egypt. He received a life sentence for organizing attacks that killed Israeli civilians during the Second Intifada.

Barghouti is a close associate of Marwan Barghouti, a prominent Fatah leader who remains in Israeli custody.

has described Marwan Barghouti as “one of the leaders of the Second Intifada” who was “convicted in a criminal suit in Israeli district court on five separate counts of murder of innocent civilians.”

“He was acquitted of 21 counts of murder in 33 other attacks, due to lack of sufficient evidence,” it added, noting that “during his trials, Barghouti showed no remorse for the murders he committed.”