Report: Israel, Hamas Reach Understandings On Prisoner Exchange

By i24
Posted on 10/25/21 | News Source: i24

Positive developments unexpectedly occurred in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian organization Hamas, sources revealed on Friday, towards reaching a prisoner exchange agreement.

Sources told Rai al-Youm, an Arab world digital news website, that Egypt has “accomplished many points related to the prisoner swap deal, which may be announced within a few weeks,” The Jerusalem Post (The Post) reported.

The sources disclosed that there are “official and clear guarantees from Hamas and Israel that comply with the broad outlines of the deal.”

“There are understandings on many points, and Cairo has completed more than 70% of the deal,” they added.

“The rest may be related to the details of time, place, guarantees, and other logistical matters,” The Post reported.