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What we know so far about the Israeli-Hamas deal

As details about a potential prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas slowly emerge, this is what we know so far, according to multiple reports:

  • Senior Israeli officials are holding a series of meetings to discuss a short-term truce deal which would see a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas
  • The deal reportedly includes a ceasefire, arrangements for aid trucks, and a prisoner exchange deal
  • The Israeli army and the country’s intelligence services support the deal, according to reports
  • Up to 50 Israelis or Israeli dual nationals, mainly women and children, would be released by Hamas over a four-day period
  • Non-Israelis held, including hostages from Thailand, could also be released on a voluntary basis
  • In return, Israel will release 150 Palestinian captives being held in Israeli jails, mainly women and children
  • Israeli will also allow more fuel and food to enter the besieged Gaza Strip during the four-day pause, after which deliveries will go down again
  • In the 24 hours after the cabinet approves the deal, the names of the Palestinian prisoners will be made public so that Israeli citizens can appeal to the courts against their release
  • Israel’s far-right Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir the Minister of National Security are reportedly against the deal and will vote against it. Their opposition to the deal, however, would not necessarily mean they have the power to stop it