/ Source: The Associated Press
Israeli and Palestinian officials say Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has promised to free 250 Palestinian prisoners next month.
The move would be the latest in a series of prisoner releases meant as goodwill gestures to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Negotiator Saeb Erekat says Olmert informed Abbas of the planned release during a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday.
Olmert spokesman David Baker has confirmed the release, but says a date has not yet been set. The gesture is meant to coincide with an upcoming Muslim holiday.