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Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is a national observance held annually on 17 April to draw attention to the conditions of detainees in Israeli prisons and to show support for them. It was officially proclaimed in 1974 by the Palestine National Council. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of Mahmoud Bakr Hijazi on 17 April 1971, following the first prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Palestinian groups.【1】 At the 20th Arab Summit held in Damascus in 2008, it was decided that this