1. Hamas Agrees to Release 11 Young Male Hostages in First Phase of Deal With Israel 2. Israel Agrees to Release 200 Prisoners Serving Life Sentences, Palestinian Source Says
Israel and Hamas remain divided over the identities and numbers of hostages to be freed in a potential two phase deal that would release female, elderly and sick Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including convicted murderers
Israel has agreed to release around 200 prisoners serving life sentences in a hostage release deal, a Palestinian source told Haaretz on Saturday, but added that disagreements remain regarding the identities of those to be freed.
A political source said that the "terrorist Marwan Barghouti will not be released if and when a deal is reached to release the hostages." According to him, reports saying otherwise are false.
