A one-week truce that Qatar helped mediate, with support from Egypt and Washington, ended on December 1. It saw 80 Israeli hostages released from Gaza captivity in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/12/23/isreali-strike-on-gaza-kills-200-people-in-24-hours-says-hamas/

A source briefed on the negotiations said envoys were intensively discussing which of the hostages still held by Palestinian Islamist militants in Gaza could be freed in a new truce and which Palestinian prisoners Israel might release in return.

Source: https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/12/21/egypt-seeks-to-broker-gaza-ceasefire-as-hamas-israel-assert-demands/

At least four Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli custody since 7 October.

Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-gaza-workers-assassinated-custody-group-says

BEITUNIA, West Bank (AP) — Over three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/11/24/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-est-688/

Bill and Joe are back with an update on the latest from Israel and Gaza, starting with the release by Hamas of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel amidst the backdrop of a still-holding ceasefire.

Source: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/11/ep-119-israel-at-war-november-27-2023.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-119-israel-at-war-november-27-2023

During the four days, Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners, all woman and minors.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/world_news/article_dd71fb32-6e0d-5a60-8a43-60e5127ec895.html

During the pause, Hamas is slowly freeing some of the approximately 240 hostages taken from the Kibbutz and the Tribe of Nova Festival on the October 7 terror attack, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12806229/Queen-Rania-Jordan-shares-sweet-moments-Palestinian-children-battling-cancer-evacuated-Amman-treatment-amid-Israel-Hamas-conflict.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Egypt suggested Hamas swap the women and children it holds for female Palestinian prisoners, but when Hamas did not embrace the proposal, the Egyptian government reportedly backed away.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/16/catholic-patriarch-jerusalem-offers-himself-exchange-child-hostages-held-hamas/

Feedback on “Hamas releases 17 more hostages as 39 Palestinian prisoners freed”.

Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-palestine-prisoners-released-6233586-Nov2023/

Following Wednesday’s rocket intercept, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tweeted that he would go forward with plans to toughen conditions for Palestinian prisoners.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/israeli-airstrikes-hit-gaza-after-rocket-intercept/

GAZA (Agencies): Militant group Hamas released two more Israeli women hostages on Thursday with more Palestinian prisoners to be freed under an extended truce that has paused weeks of deadly conflict.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/hamas-releases-two-more-israeli-hostages-under-extended-gaza-truce/

Gazans say the demonstrations are to protest issues including the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and Jewish visits to the Al Aqsa mosque compound, a site holy to both Muslims and Jews, who know it as the Temple Mount.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Three-Palestinians-wounded-in-clashes-on-Israel-Gaza-border-Palestinian-officials-say--44910449/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230923

Hamas has so far freed 39 Israeli hostages and Israel has released 117 Palestinian prisoners under the terms of the four-day truce agreement.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/qatar-israel-and-hamas-agree-extend-truce-two-more-days-3949071?cid=cna_flip_070214

Hamas is expected to free a total of 50 hostages during the truce in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, under an agreement brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/after-delay-hamas-agrees-second-handover-israeli-hostages-3945986?cid=cna_flip_070214

Hamas on Saturday blamed the delay on issues with the amount of aid being delivered and selection of Palestinian prisoners being released.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/11/25/rocky-hostage-release-underscores-fragility-of-deal-between-israel-and-hamas/

He said the group is aiming to free all Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, which in the past has agreed to lopsided exchange deals in which it released large numbers of prisoners for individual captives or even the remains of soldiers.

Source: https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/national/23843542.israel-vows-complete-siege-gaza-amid-wave-strikes-incursion-hamas/?ref=rss

He spoke as Israel prepared to receive 13 hostages set to be freed from Gaza, in return for the release of 39 Palestinian prisoners.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/24/israel-palestine-latest-news-ceasefire-gaza-hostage-release/

He was in exchange for more than 1,000 mostly Palestinian prisoners.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israeli-hostages-kfar-aza-kibbutz-1.7025969?cmp=rss

Hours after Ms. Tamimi’s hearing, her name appeared on an Israeli government list of Palestinian prisoners and detainees who could be released as part of a hostage exchange with Hamas.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/world/middleeast/ahed-tamimi-detained-israel.html

Israel and Hamas have briefly halted fire to allow for more aid to enter Gaza and permit a hostage release in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/11/26/israeli-forces-kill-at-least-8-palestinians-in-surging-west-bank-violence-health-officials-say/