The groups plan to celebrate the arrival of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed from Israel in exchange for an Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit as a hero.
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday night to receive a list of Palestinian prisoners would be pardoned as part of a deal for Shalit's release, his office said. On Tuesday, 477 Palestinian prisoners, including 27 women, are expected to be released in the first stage of a deal to repatriate Sgt Shalit, who has been detained for over five years by Palestinian militants in Gaza.
Hamas, the ruler of Gaza, planned to free Shalit, who was captured in a cross-border in 2006, with the understanding that another 550 Palestinian prisoners will also be released within two months.
A spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees said at a press conference in Gaza, that "all organizations have agreed to begin preparations for receiving prisoners, to accept them as heroes by formal and festive celebrations." Palestinian armed group says it pihaknyalah holding the Israeli soldier.
"The organization expressed their pride in this agreement that Hamas reach (an agreement) with Israel, with Egyptian mediation, and praised as heroes to those who kidnapped Gilad Shalit," added the spokesman, read a statement.
"They said they would continue to make every effort to free the prisoners are thrown in Israeli prisons." According to Israeli media, the justice ministry on Sunday morning will publish the official list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be freed first.
But Peres will not sign pardons for two days to allow Israeli citizens to file a legal appeal against any individual Palestinian prisoners, which is included in the deal, the spokesman said. The court was never in the past to block the government's decision regarding the exchange of prisoners.
Ismail Radwan, a Hamas official, for his part said that the file "the prisoners were still a priority." Radwan said, an official welcoming ceremony will be held in Rafah, a southern crossing point between Gaza and Egypt "with the participation of Hamas and all organizations." "Celebrations will then continue in the Gaza Strip," he added.
Israeli sergeant's father, Noam Shalit, cautioned against premature celebration in the Jewish state, and stressed that "it is not done until it actually happens." Relatives Shalit will wait 25-year-old soldier, who also has French nationality, at the family home in Mitzpe Hila, in northern Israel.
The defense minister said that Shalit will be automatically recognized as victims of post-traumatic stress of war, into which the former combatants rather than invalid as suggested previously.
A spokesman for Peres told AFP that the president of Israel is currently considering the cases of detainees from the Gaza Strip and in Israel. The rest - the prisoners from the West Bank and east Jerusalem - will be pardoned by the head of Israeli military's central command, Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, he said.
One private television network poll showed that more than two-thirds of the people of Israel agree to a prisoner swap deal with Hamas was created.
A poll by Channel 10 found that 69 percent of Israelis agree to exchange Shalit for some 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, 32 percent opposed and the remainder did not give an opinion.
While supporting the deal, 62 percent of respondents said the release of Palestinian prisoners would "worsen the security situation of Israel." But 32 percent said it would have "no impact as it is feared that." Regarding the broader problem of forging a durable solution in the region, the United States on Friday said that progress is being made to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks before the end of this month.
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday night to receive a list of Palestinian prisoners would be pardoned as part of a deal for Shalit's release, his office said. On Tuesday, 477 Palestinian prisoners, including 27 women, are expected to be released in the first stage of a deal to repatriate Sgt Shalit, who has been detained for over five years by Palestinian militants in Gaza.
Hamas, the ruler of Gaza, planned to free Shalit, who was captured in a cross-border in 2006, with the understanding that another 550 Palestinian prisoners will also be released within two months.
A spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees said at a press conference in Gaza, that "all organizations have agreed to begin preparations for receiving prisoners, to accept them as heroes by formal and festive celebrations." Palestinian armed group says it pihaknyalah holding the Israeli soldier.
"The organization expressed their pride in this agreement that Hamas reach (an agreement) with Israel, with Egyptian mediation, and praised as heroes to those who kidnapped Gilad Shalit," added the spokesman, read a statement.
"They said they would continue to make every effort to free the prisoners are thrown in Israeli prisons." According to Israeli media, the justice ministry on Sunday morning will publish the official list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be freed first.
But Peres will not sign pardons for two days to allow Israeli citizens to file a legal appeal against any individual Palestinian prisoners, which is included in the deal, the spokesman said. The court was never in the past to block the government's decision regarding the exchange of prisoners.
Ismail Radwan, a Hamas official, for his part said that the file "the prisoners were still a priority." Radwan said, an official welcoming ceremony will be held in Rafah, a southern crossing point between Gaza and Egypt "with the participation of Hamas and all organizations." "Celebrations will then continue in the Gaza Strip," he added.
Israeli sergeant's father, Noam Shalit, cautioned against premature celebration in the Jewish state, and stressed that "it is not done until it actually happens." Relatives Shalit will wait 25-year-old soldier, who also has French nationality, at the family home in Mitzpe Hila, in northern Israel.
The defense minister said that Shalit will be automatically recognized as victims of post-traumatic stress of war, into which the former combatants rather than invalid as suggested previously.
A spokesman for Peres told AFP that the president of Israel is currently considering the cases of detainees from the Gaza Strip and in Israel. The rest - the prisoners from the West Bank and east Jerusalem - will be pardoned by the head of Israeli military's central command, Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, he said.
One private television network poll showed that more than two-thirds of the people of Israel agree to a prisoner swap deal with Hamas was created.
A poll by Channel 10 found that 69 percent of Israelis agree to exchange Shalit for some 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, 32 percent opposed and the remainder did not give an opinion.
While supporting the deal, 62 percent of respondents said the release of Palestinian prisoners would "worsen the security situation of Israel." But 32 percent said it would have "no impact as it is feared that." Regarding the broader problem of forging a durable solution in the region, the United States on Friday said that progress is being made to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks before the end of this month.
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