Gaza Strip Ceasefire will last for 10 days
The planned Israel-Hamas ceasefire would last no more than 10 days, during which up to 300 Palestinian inmates will be exchanged for up to 100 live Israeli captives.
This is contained in a story in the Times of Israel yesterday, quoting the Israeli Cabinet.
Recall Israel has placed Gaza under siege and relentless bombardment since a Hamas attack on Oct. 7, which killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli tallies.
Since then, more than 13,000 Gazans have been killed, about 40 per cent of them children, according to medical officials in the Hamas-ruled territory, figures deemed reliable by the United Nations.
Qatar has confirmed that it successfully mediated a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza war.
Qatar confirmed that Hamas is to release 50 hostages and in return, with yet to be undetermined number of Palestinians to be released from Israeli prisons.
The number of those released will be increased in the later stages of implementing the agreement.
The Israeli news website Ynet also reported that Israel intends to pass on the names of the hostages to Hamas.
Part of the agreement is also said to be that kidnapped mothers and children will not be separated upon release.
According to the Times of Israel report, the hostages must be Israeli citizens or residents of the country.
