A senior Hamas official has said that a prisoner exchange with Israel could begin on Monday under the Gaza ceasefire agreement mediated by the United States. “The prisoner swap might start on Monday,” Mousa Abou Marzouq told a televised interview, adding that Hamas does not intend to militarise or publicly celebrate the handover process of captives. The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel took effect at midday Friday (0900GMT) as part of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
