Israel today unveiled details of the Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for Hamas releasing 50 of the hostages it is holding in the Gaza Strip.

The list released by the Justice Department includes 300 prisoners, twice the number of 150 women and minors Israel has agreed to release as part of the deal in exchange for the release of 50 Hamas hostages and a four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. .

The purpose of publishing the details of the prisoners appears to be to enable legal appeals to be made at the last minute.

Israeli president: I support the deal

In a statement issued by the office of the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, regarding the agreement with Hamas, it is emphasized:

“The reservations are understandable, painful and difficult, but given the circumstances I support the decision of the Prime Minister and the government to proceed with the hostage release agreement.

This is a moral duty that rightly expresses the Jewish and Israeli value of securing the freedom of those held captive, in the hope that it will be the first step in returning all hostages to their homes.

The State of Israel, the IDF and all security forces will continue to act in every way possible to achieve this goal, while restoring the absolute security of the citizens of Israel.”

Three Americans to be released

The deal between Israel and Hamas includes three US citizens, including a three-year-old girl, a US official said.

According to the official, the parents of this child – he clarified that his first name is Abigail -, who will turn 4 on Friday, were among the 1,200 people who lost their lives in the Hamas raid against sectors of the Israeli territory on October 7, the deadliest attack since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.

Incessant Israeli retaliatory shelling of the Gaza Strip has since killed more than 14,100 Palestinians, including 5,840 children and more than 3,900 women, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Under the deal, which was brokered by the US and Qatar, “more than 50” Hamas hostages, mostly women and children, are likely to be released, according to the same US official, who spoke on condition that he not be named.

He expects the first releases tomorrow Thursday morning. The agreement also provides for the distribution of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, he recalled.