On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the occupation authorities released 369 Palestinian prisoners as part of the sixth batch of the first phase of the exchange deal. Among them, 36 prisoners serving life sentences were released, with 24 forcefully deported to Egypt. Additionally, 333 prisoners from Gaza, who had been detained by the occupation after October 7, were also released. 

The released prisoners were in poor health conditions, as they revealed that they had been subjected to deliberate medical neglect and continuous torture for over sixteen months. This has led to the spread of several diseases, including skin infections such as scabies, as well as injuries resulting from torture, denial of medical treatment, and amputations due to injuries sustained before arrest or as a result of intentional medical neglect and abuse in prisons and detention camps. 

In a display of racist policies, the occupation authorities released the prisoners wearing clothes with threatening messages, including the phrase "We do not forget, and we do not forgive," signaling the occupation’s ongoing policy of targeting released prisoners, both from exchange deals and in general. 

As part of the continuous persecution of released prisoners, the occupation authorities handed over a notice to the freed Jerusalemite prisoner Zeina Barbar, informing her of the occupation’s intention to deport her from Jerusalem. However, the decision remains under discussion and has not yet been finalized. These threats come in light of a law passed by the occupation on November 7, 2024, which grants the Ministry of Interior the power to expel the families of Palestinian resistance fighters to Gaza or any other location of its choosing if the authorities claim that a family member was aware of an attack plan or expressed support for it in any way. According to this law, Palestinians holding Jerusalem IDs can be deported for a period ranging between 10 and 20 years.