The source said recent talks between Egyptian, Qatari, Israeli, and US delegations in Cairo sealed the deal.
"The remaining Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners under the agreement in the first phase of the ceasefire will be released on Saturday,” added the source.
Under the 42-day first phase of the three-stage ceasefire agreement, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the US, which went into effect on 19 January, 33 Israeli captives held by Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip must be released in exchange for the release of 1,900 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.
On Saturday, in the sixth prisoner swap under the ceasefire, Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, including 36 serving life sentences and 333 Gazans arrested after 7 October after Hamas released three Israeli captives.
In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, Hamas revealed the identities of some of the living Israeli captives and the remains of four dead ones it intended to release in the seventh prisoner swap with Israel under the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
“The release comes as a continuation of our ongoing efforts to make the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with the enemy a success and to prepare for engaging in the second phase, and in response to the efforts of the mediators,” noted Khalil Al-Hayya, a member of the Political Bureau and the head of Hamas in Gaza.
According to its statement, Hamas would hand over four bodies of Israeli captives killed during the 15-month Israeli carpet bombing of the strip, including the bodies of the Bebas family.
Hamas would also hand over six living Israeli captives, including Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed.
“These steps reflect the seriousness of the movement in implementing the terms of the agreement as stated, and in response to the efforts of the mediators,” noted Al-Hayya.
He said the release of living Israeli captives and the remains of those killed should be met by an Israeli release of Palestinian prisoners as agreed upon in the first phase of the ceasefire deal and would pave the ground for the start of negotiations for an end to the war during the second phase of the deal.
Seventh exchange
Meanwhile, informed sources revealed to Alghad Alarabi TV channel on Tuesday details of the seventh prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel.
Under the deal, Israel will release half of the women and children detained from Gaza after 7 October 2023, on the condition that they were not involved in subsequent events.
In return, Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli captives on Thursday, according to the sources.
On Saturday, Israeli captives Hisham Al-Sayed and Avraham Mengistu are expected to be released in exchange for 46 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences.
These prisoners, who were previously freed in the Shalit deal but later rearrested, will be deported abroad as part of the agreement.
Additionally, Israel will release 444 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza arrested after 7 October, along with 48 serving life sentences — some facing deportation — and 60 others with long sentences, in exchange for four more living Israeli captives.
At the final phase of the arrangement, Israel will free the remaining Palestinian women and children detained from Gaza in return for Hamas handing over the bodies of four additional Israeli captives on the first of next month, the sources noted.
Also on Tuesday, Bulldozers, rubble-removal equipment and mobile homes for displaced Palestinians began entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing.
Tel Aviv had blocked the entry of the equipment and caravans in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Hamas, in response, had threatened to postpone the scheduled release of three Israeli captives last Saturday unless Israel allowed the entry of the equipment and mobile homes.
Egyptian and Qatari mediators resolved the issue shortly before the swap took place on Saturday.
The ceasefire agreement mandates that Israel permit the entry of 60,000 temporary homes and 200,000 tents and rubble removal equipment to start the strip reconstruction process at the end of the 42-day first phase.
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