The Mossad will also hand over a list of Palestinian prisoners expected to be released to the Qataris, he added. An Israeli official told CNN Wednesday that the truce had been slated to begin at 10 a.m. local time (3 a.m. But plans to release the hostages were delayed late Wednesday, just hours before the pause in fighting was initially expected to begin. The Israeli government on Wednesday published a list of 300 Palestinian prisoners for possible release, as Israel is offering a potential second phase of exchanges. Most of the Palestinian prisoners listed as eligible for release are male teenagers aged 16 to 18 – children under the United Nations definition – although a handful are as young as 14.

Source: CNN November 23, 2023 18:23 UTC