The head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, announced today, Saturday, that the movement is ready for an exchange deal with Israel.

Al-Sinwar said in a statement: “We are ready immediately to conclude an exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners in the occupation prisons in exchange for the release of all prisoners held by the resistance.”

It is noteworthy that the occupation authorities continue to detain about 4,900 male and female prisoners, including 31 women and 160 children under the age of 18, in addition to more than 1,000 administrative detainees, according to figures from official and independent Palestinian prisoner institutions.