US: Israel to delay Palestinian prisoner release

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel is telling the United States that it will release a third group of Palestinian prisoners on Monday, one day later than expected.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday that Israel told the U.S. technical issues made it necessary to wait a day to do the release, which Israel pledged to do when peace talks started last summer.

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