Islamic Jihad says deal reached to release Arbel Yehud; PM's office says talks ongoing.

[Beastly Boy]

A Palestinian Islamic Jihad official said Sunday that mediators have reached an agreement regarding the release of civilian hostage Arbel Yehud, though Israel says no agreement has been reached amid an impasse that saw Israel block the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza.

Islamic Jihad’s Mohamed al-Hajj Mousa said the group told mediators she would be released before Saturday. Sky News Arabia also cited an Islamic Jihad source as saying Yehud would be returned Friday in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners, some of whom are serving life sentences, and the return northward of displaced Gazans.

Meanwhile, the Kan public broadcaster reported said Yehud would be released even sooner than Friday after Islamic Jihad agreed to classify her as a civilian rather than a soldier.

A source in PIJ had told Al Jazeera that the terror group considered her a soldier and would be “released according to the deal’s terms,” which dictate that Israel release more Palestinian prisoners in return for soldiers than in return for civilians. According to Kan, PIJ dropped the claim following intense negotiations with mediators over the past day.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-jihad-says-deal-reached-to-release-arbel-yehud-pms-office-says-talks-ongoing/

She was supposed to be released yesterday. The terrorists delayed her release and thus violated the terms of the cease fire agreement. Not surprising but duly noted.

[question everything]

1. The Islamic Jihad was said to have kidnapped Shiri Bibas and her two young children

Their names have not been mentioned in any of the negotiations and the assumption has been that they long have been killed