A Palestinian source familiar with the mediation process to conclude a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas said that there was a recent “detente” that could lead to the announcement of an agreement within 48 hours.

The source, who spoke to the Arab World News Agency (AWP) but requested that his name not be revealed, added that there is already an agreement on a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, as part of the efforts aimed at ending the war that has been going on in the Gaza Strip for six weeks, but he pointed out However, the difficulty of communication on the ground between Hamas and other Palestinian parties causes a delay in the announcement.

He said: “There is agreement between (Hamas) and Israel on all the details of the exchange process, and all that remains is to announce the implementation date.”

The source close to the negotiations explained specifically how the deal would take place, pointing to an agreement that Hamas would first release a number of dual nationals and foreign workers, followed by the release of a portion of the women and children detained by the movement the next day.

On the third day, Hamas releases the remaining women and children, and pledges to hand over a list of the names of all non-Israeli military detainees.

On the other hand, the source says that Israel will commit to releasing Palestinian women and children it detains in its prisons on the second day of the humanitarian truce, or what Israel calls a “tactical ceasefire.”

He added: “Israel is also committed to bringing fuel on a daily basis from the beginning of the declaration of calm through UNRWA to specific entities and operations within the agreement and Israeli oversight.”

He also indicated that a number of detained Frenchmen would be among those released in the first stage.