ISTANBUL

Israel on Friday published a list of 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences set to be released under a hostage exchange agreement between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, part of their overall ceasefire deal, even as a Palestinian group said no list had been agreed to.

The prisoners and detainees will be released in line with the Gaza ceasefire deal, according to a statement on the website of Israel’s Justice Ministry.

The ministry usually publishes lists of prisoners to allow the public to file petitions with the Supreme Court against their release.

However, the court usually rejects the petitions submitted to it.

Upon reviewing the list of names, Anadolu did not find the names of numerous imprisoned leaders demanded by Hamas, including prominent figures, among them Marwan Barghouti, Ahmed Saadat, Abdullah Barghouti, Hassan Salama, Abbas al-Sayed, and Ibrahim Hamed.

In response to the list, the Palestinian Prisoners' Information Office denied having reached an agreement, stating on Telegram: “No official agreement has yet been reached regarding the lists of prisoners included in the exchange deal.”

It added: “If a final agreement is reached, the official lists will be published on the Prisoners' Media Office's (social media) platforms."

Hamas did not immediately comment on the list.

According to a document obtained by Anadolu explaining details of the ceasefire agreement, “within 72 hours of the withdrawal of Israeli forces, all Israeli hostages, living and deceased, held in Gaza will be released.”

Under the agreement, Israel will release 250 prisoners sentenced to life in prison and 1,700 prisoners arrested from Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 in exchange for 20 Israeli prisoners.