My Way News - Israel to free long-serving Palestinian prisoners
AP reports: "Israel said Monday it will free two of its most prominent Palestinian prisoners - a militant mastermind from the 1970s and a gunman elected to parliament while behind bars - among 199 inmates to be released as a goodwill gesture to embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. [...] Hamas may well now feel pressured to harden its position to show weary Gaza residents that it can still obtain more from Israel through kidnapping its soldiers, rather than peaceful negotiations."