Names of Palestinians to be released in captive swap from Israeli prisons to be announced soon: Report

Israel's Channel 14 is reporting that the list of Palestinians who will be released from Israeli prisons - as part of the captive swap with Hamas - will be released later on Thursday, following the meeting of the Israeli security cabinet, and a vote on the ceasefire deal by the full government. 

The Israeli prime minister's office unilaterally removed Marwan Barghouti's name from the prisoner exchange list at the last minute, endangering the Gaza ceasefire deal's implementation, a source close to the prominent Palestinian prisoner previously told Middle East Eye. 

Barghouti, who is the most popular Palestinian political figure according to polls, was one of the most valuable names to potentially be traded for the 48 Israeli captives in Gaza.