Nearly all the hostages Hamas will release if a deal with Israel is ultimately reached will be children, the CNN television channel said, Ednews informs referring to TASS.
According to another source, there will be Israeli nationals and people with dual citizenship.
The NBC television channel reported earlier on Tuesday that Israeli and Hamas negotiators have reached a preliminary agreement on the release of hostages, which is to be approved by the Israeli government. According to the officials, the preliminary deal provides for the exchange of 50 women and children held hostage by Hamas for about 150 Palestinians kept in Israeli prisons. The exact number of people subject to the swap is still being agreed upon. The sides may also declare a four-or five-day ceasefire and organize deliveries of fuel to the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said earlier that he would convene a meeting of the defense and security cabinets and the country’s government on Tuesday evening to discuss the situation around the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.