The first tranche of 26 prisoners – all of them tried and convicted by Israeli courts for their involvement in the killing of Israelis – were released from custody in July, ahead of the second round of talks. The problem is that many of their victims were civilians, not military personnel or government officials, causing outrage among the Israeli public.
首批释放的26名囚犯——他们都是以与杀害以色列人有涉的罪名被以色列法庭定罪和判刑的——在7月第二轮谈判开始前恢复了自由。问题在于，他们的受害者中有很多平民而不是军人或政府官员，这引起了以色列民众的极大愤怒。但巴勒斯坦权力机构要求将他们释放，以色列政府责成了释放，而美国也支持这笔交易。