Israeli ministers approves list of 26 Palestinian prisoners to be released An Israeli ministerial committee approved a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners to be released Tuesday. Among the 26 prisoners, 21 are from the West Bank and the other five are from the Gaza Strip. The committee rejected a bill seeking to block the future release of Palestinian prisoners. JERUSALEM, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli ministerial committee approved on Sunday a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners to be released on Tuesday amid the renewal of the peace talks between the two sides. Among the 26 prisoners, the second group of prisoners to be released out of 104 in total, 21 are from the West Bank and the other five are from the Gaza Strip. The bereaved families, whose loved ones were killed by these militants, will have 48 hours after the list gets published on Sunday night to appeal their release but have little chance of averting the decision. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not make any specific comments regarding the prisoners' release on Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting. However, he said that as the Israeli cabinet committed itself to the move, it is important to follow it through. "Promises must be kept," Netanyahu said, adding that "we have to honor government decisions, even if it is difficult and unpleasant, we can't constantly change our stance," according to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office. Netanyahu's comments were made amid mounting tensions regarding the negotiations in general and the prisoners' release in specific, between Israel's hawkish and dovish politicians. Members of the nationalistic Jewish Home party opposes the upcoming release and accuses dovish chief negotiator and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni of having political motives to the advancement of the negotiations. Earlier Sunday, the committee rejected a bill initiated by the Jewish Home seeking to block the future release of Palestinian prisoners. Hawkish right-wing members of Netanyahu's coalition called upon him to halt the prisoners' release amid several incidents against Israelis in the West Bank, in which three people were killed, including two soldiers, and one girl was moderately injured. In July, the Israeli cabinet approved the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners held for security felonies since before the 1993 Oslo peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian government. Israel to release second group of Palestinian prisoners JERUSALEM, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Israel will release the second group of Palestinian prisoners on October 29, the Walla! news website reported on Monday, based on accounts of Palestinian officials.Full Story JERUSALEM, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused requests by Palestinian and U.S. officials to bring forward the release of another group of Palestinian prisoners by two and a half weeks, the Ha'aretz daily reported Wednesday.Full Story More Palestinian prisoners to be released in October: official RAMALLAH, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Israel and the United States have assured the Palestinian leadership that the second group of prisoners would be released by the end of October, a Palestinian official said Monday.Full Story