CAIRO, November 10. /TASS/. The parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip have reached an agreement to exchange Palestinian women and teenagers held in Israeli prisons for 100 women and children held hostage by the radical Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, the Al Hadath TV broadcaster said.

It did not mention any timeframe for the implementation of the agreements, or whether mediators were involved in reaching this agreement.

According to the Israeli side, more than 200 people, including soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces and foreigners, are currently being held hostage by radical Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip. Some time ago, the head of the Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh reported that, according to his sources, about 6,000 Palestinians, including teenagers and women, are currently held in Israeli prisons.

Tensions flared up again in the Middle East on October 7 when militants from the radical Palestinian group Hamas staged a surprise attack on Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. Hamas described its operation as a response to the aggressive actions of Israeli authorities against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. Israel has declared a total blockade of the Gaza Strip and carried out air strikes on the Palestinian enclave, as well as some areas of Lebanon and Syria. Clashes are also underway in the West Bank.