A swap of Palestinian prisoners in Israel for Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza wouldn’t start sooner than Friday, Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel’s Nationwide Safety Council director, mentioned in an announcement in a single day. The primary a part of the settlement, a four-day pause in combating, is ready to start earlier. The deal, which includes the primary main pause since Israel launched an air and floor assault on the Gaza Strip after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, is ready to permit the trade of a minimum of 50 Israeli hostages, civilian ladies and youngsters, for 150 Palestinian ladies and youngsters held in Israeli prisons. Israel has mentioned it might lengthen the pause by a day for each extra 10 hostages launched after the preliminary group.