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Moroccan King Pardons 958 Prisoners

Moroccan King Mohammed VI performed the Eid prayer on Monday. (MAP)
Moroccan King Mohammed VI performed the Eid prayer on Monday. (MAP)
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Moroccan King Pardons 958 Prisoners

Moroccan King Mohammed VI performed the Eid prayer on Monday. (MAP)
Moroccan King Mohammed VI performed the Eid prayer on Monday. (MAP)

Moroccan King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 958 prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the kingdom's Justice Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The statement said that 29 prisoners convicted of extremism and terrorism are among the pardoned people, noting they have participated in an initiative launched by the Moroccan government to rehabilitate terrorists.

Of these prisoners, 23 were released, while six got reductions in their sentences.

Called "Moussalaha," meaning "reconciliation" in Arabic, the program is offered to prisoners who have demonstrated willingness to disavow extremism.

Since 2002, Morocco has dismantled more than 2,000 militant cells and arrested more than 3,500 people accused of links to radical groups.

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Three Israelis Killed in Northern West Bank Shooting

A photo from the scene of the incident in the West Bank (The Times of Israel)
A photo from the scene of the incident in the West Bank (The Times of Israel)
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Three Israelis Killed in Northern West Bank Shooting

A photo from the scene of the incident in the West Bank (The Times of Israel)
A photo from the scene of the incident in the West Bank (The Times of Israel)

Three Israelis were killed in a shooting attack near Kdumim in the north of the occupied West Bank, Israel's ambulance service reported on Monday.
Israeli Army Radio said the military had imposed a cordon around all villages in the area to search for the suspects, who it believes have fled to a nearby Palestinian village.

Earlier, a shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people and wounded seven others, Israeli medics said.
Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service said those killed included two women in their 60s and a man in his 40s.
Violence has surged in the West Bank since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of Gaza ignited the ongoing war there.
The attack occurred in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, on one of the main east-west roads crossing the territory. The identities of the attackers and those killed were not immediately known. The military said it was looking for the attackers, who fled.