A total of 39 Palestinians held by Israel are to be released from prison today, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said, AFP reports.

As part of agreed commitments, on the third day of the Gaza truce, “39 Palestinian civilians will be released today in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli detainees from Gaza, in addition to a detainee holding Russian citizenship and three Thais,” Majed Al-Ansari said in post on X, formerly Twitter.