Marwan Barghouti's brother estimated that the former Tanzim leader will be included in a prisoner exchange deal that will see captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit returned to Israel, Ynet learned on Monday.
Mukabal Barghouti said his family had been notified that the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmed Sadat, will also be freed by Israel. Barghouti and Sadat will be sent to the West Bank upon their release, the brother said.
Ynet also learned that Barghouti's wife Fadwa visited Cairo last week. Sources close to the couple said the visit to Egypt, which has been mediating the negotiations between Israel and Hamas, focused on the possible prisoner swap.
Meanwhile, the deputy speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Ahmed Bahar, told parents of Palestinians being held by Israel that the Palestinians will celebrate Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), which starts on Friday, with the release of prisoners from Israeli jails.
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