The Israeli regime has said Palestinians could begin returning to the north of the Gaza Strip on Monday after the Islamic Jihad resistance movement confirmed that Israeli captive Arbel Yehud will be released before the next scheduled prisoner swap.
Israeli authorities have used her continued detention as an excuse to prevent hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza in violation of a ceasefire agreement.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Islamic Jihad spokesman Mohammed Al-Hajj Musa announced a deal had been reached regarding Yehud.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday that a deal was reached with Hamas for the release of another six hostages.
"After firm negotiations, Israel will allow Gaza residents to cross into the northern part of the Strip starting tomorrow morning,” Netanyahu's office said on Sunday.
“An additional phase of prisoner releases will be implemented next Thursday, during which Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger, and another prisoner will be released, and next Saturday three more prisoners will be released. Israel also received from Hamas a list of the status of all prisoners in the first phase."