A deal between Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to release 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners will be repeated later this month, a Palestinian official told Reuters.

The mother of the girl kidnapped by Hamas demands the release of the prisoners Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP/Profimedia

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it would mean the full release of 100 of the roughly 240 people captured by Hamas in the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel.

After 47 days of fighting that left thousands dead and wounded, Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day temporary cease-fire that would see at least one prisoner exchange: 50 Hamas hostages would be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli custody. prisons

The agreement will also allow hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid, medical supplies and fuel to enter Gaza. About 240 people were abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip during a bloody attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7.

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In addition, a requirement that the International Red Cross visit any remaining hostages is a mandatory element of the agreement, the official said, and the US, Egypt and Qatar will push to ensure it is followed.

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