Israel-Hamas truce is in place – prisoner swap due in the afternoon | News in brief

The next prisoner exchange is scheduled to take place in a week.

A truce between Hamas and Israel has begun, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announces.

The prisoner exchange agreed between the parties will start today after 4 p.m. Hamas is to hand over the Israeli women named Romi Gone, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari.

The Prime Minister’s office has already sent a notice to the families of the hostages.

In addition, the prime minister’s office says that the next four surviving female hostages will be released in a week.

According to the agreement, Israel is supposed to release the Palestinians in its prisons. According to previous information, Israel releases 50 Palestinians for each female hostage.

Sources: Reuters, AFP

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