Israeli reports confirm that the deal is imminent, and may go into effect on Thursday and be announced later today. For every Israeli prisoner and hostage, three prisoners will be released in the occupation prisons, with a focus on children and women from both sides.

The Israeli report indicated that the government of Benjamin Netanyahu intends to approve, later today, Tuesday, a prisoner exchange deal in the Gaza Strip with Hamas, under which the movement will release Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for a temporary ceasefire and the release of prisoners in Israeli prisons. 

The Israeli government's agenda shows that Benjamin Netanyahu's government will approve the deal in a session that will be held later this evening, after two sessions of the military cabinet and the Ministerial Council for Political and Security Affairs, with the Israeli public being given the opportunity to object to the deal on Wednesday, in petitions submitted to the Supreme Court.

If this deal comes into effect, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will begin next Thursday morning, and will coincide with the release of the first batch of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip. The first batch, according to the Israeli Channel 12, may include 10 prisoners.

The reports pointed to the support of the Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevy, and senior military leaders, for the deal, and they estimate that it will not affect the conduct of the military operations of the occupation army in the Gaza Strip, and that “the priority is to return the hostages and detainees.” For his part, the Israeli Minister of Security said that it will be necessary to The Israeli government is “making difficult decisions.”

In light of the developments regarding the expected prisoner exchange deal, the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, announced the reconciliation of the cabinet, with its reduced and expanded formation, in two successive sessions held at six and seven o’clock, respectively, in addition to holding a government session later this evening.

It is expected that the agreement will collide with strong opposition from Netanyahu’s partners from the extreme right, represented by the “Otzma Yehudit” party, headed by the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, and the “Religious Zionism” party, headed by the Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, while estimates indicate that the Haredim, represented by the two parties SAS and United Torah Judaism will support the deal.

He also announced that the Director-General of Netanyahu's office, Yossi Sheli, held a meeting with the Director-Generals of government ministries to "prepare to address all the required civil aspects," in light of "developments related to the release of the kidnapped," according to what was stated in a separate statement.

Details of the transaction

It was reported that the potential deal between Israel and Hamas includes the release of 53 Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, including 40 children and 13 women, in exchange for a 4-day truce, including a ceasefire, Israel stopping air operations for 6 hours a day during the truce, and the release of 150 prisoners. Palestinian children and women, in addition to increasing aid and bringing fuel into the Gaza Strip.

It is expected that Israel will increase the days of the truce to more than 6 days in the event of releasing a larger number of hostages, which will likely reach 70 hostages, including children and women. In return, Israel will also release more Palestinian prisoners from Its prisons may hold a total of 240 male and female prisoners.

Channel 12 reported that the deal would include “about 50 Israeli hostages who will be released in batches, according to a pre-agreed list with a focus on children and mothers,” adding that “for every Israeli hostage, three Palestinian prisoners will be released,” stressing that the duration of the moratorium Shooting is four days.

The channel explained that "Israel will extend the days of the ceasefire, in exchange for the release of more hostages." In this case, more male and female prisoners will be released in the occupation prisons. The report confirmed that the deal includes a significant increase in the amounts of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, and allowing fuel to enter the Strip.

Channel 13 quoted an Israeli government official as saying that “the process of encircling the northern Gaza Strip will continue,” and that Israel rejected the Hamas movement’s condition to “allow the return of residents of the northern Gaza Strip who were displaced to the south to the northern regions.” The official explained that allowing fuel to enter the Strip would be Valid only during ceasefire days.

Estimates: A majority in the Israeli government is in favor of the agreement

Israeli reports indicated that Netanyahu has a majority within the government in favor of approving the potential agreement with Hamas and launching the exchange deal, despite the potential opposition of ministers in the “Religious Zionism” and “Otmesa Yehudit” parties, especially on the items related to the release of prisoners in occupation prisons. .

According to estimates, all Likud ministers, ministers of the Haredi parties, and ministers of the National Camp, in addition to some ministers of Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit, will vote in favor of the agreement, which is supported by all heads of the Israeli security services, including Hamas’ condition that the occupation suspend operations. Air Intelligence for 6 hours a day.

(Arab48)