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Israel to free Palestinian prisoners in peace talks renewal

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20-07-2013 | 04:06

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Israel to free Palestinian prisoners in peace talks renewal

Israel has agreed to a long-standing Palestinian demand to release Palestinian prisoners in order to resume peace talks, Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Saturday.

"There will be some release of prisoners," he told Israel Radio. "I don't want to give numbers but there will be heavyweight prisoners who have been in jail for tens of years."

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork to resume peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but he warned that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy.

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