Government officials have told the Maariv newspaper that there has been progress made lately toward a prisoner exchange with Hamas. This was an official release of information, not a leak.
Yesterday, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that the chances of such an exchange being concluded successfully were good and increasing by the day. Al-Akhbar also reported on Egypt's recent decision to release four Palestinian doctors from Gaza being held in Egyptian prisons, in a gesture designed to improve relations with the terror organization. Egypt is expected to release more Palestinian prisoners in the future.