https://www.rt.com/news/587329-report-hamas-israel-child-prisoner-swap/
Israel and Hamas are negotiating a potential ‘children for children’ exchange deal with the US and Qatar acting as mediators, Israeli state-owned TV channel Kan 11 has reported, citing anonymous sources. A deal could be reached within the next 48-72 hours, according to the outlet ABC, citing an unnamed Israeli official.
In a statement on Monday, Abu Ubaida, spokesman for Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades, said that the group was ready to free up to 70 Israeli children and women in exchange for a five-day truce. He added that the group was also seeking the release of as many as 200 Palestinian children and 75 women allegedly held in Israeli prisons.
According to Israeli government estimates, Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups are still holding 240 hostages, including minors, in Gaza following the October 7 incursion. To date, Hamas has freed four people – a mother and daughter from Chicago, as well as two elderly Israeli women. Israeli troops were also able to rescue a soldier who had been captured.
Qatar, which hosts the Islamist group’s political bureau, played a key role in facilitating those releases.