Wall Street Journal: Gaza ceasefire timing may change

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing informed sources, that the timing of the ceasefire between the conflicting parties may see slight changes due to ongoing logistical arrangements.

The sources added that the first three detainees to be released from Gaza are likely to all be civilian women.

They clarified that the operation will be conducted under the supervision and care of the International Red Cross to ensure its implementation according to humanitarian standards.

It was mentioned that four detainees are scheduled to be released by the end of the following weekend, with 26 others over the course of five weeks.

According to press sources, 737 Palestinian prisoners will be released from the occupation's prisons as part of the first phase of the exchange deal, distributed as follows:

• 345 prisoners from Hamas
• 229 prisoners from Fatah
• 67 prisoners from the Islamic Jihad Movement
• 19 prisoners from the Popular Front
• 6 prisoners from the Democratic Front
• 5 independent prisoners
• 1 prisoner from Fida Movement

The first phase also includes the release of 70 Palestinian female detainees and 50 children from the occupation's prisons.

The sources explained that 236 prisoners will be exiled outside Palestine, including 47 prisoners who were previously released in the Shalit deal, along with 89 prisoners from the Gaza Strip.

Among the released prisoners is a significant number of women and children from the Gaza Strip, as part of the thousand prisoners included in the deal in its various phases.