The following breakdown pertaining to the imminent release of terrorists by Israel in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal was released by the Israel Prison Authority.

Pursuant to the Government of Israel’s decision from October 11, 2011, to approve the proceedings of the agreement for the liberation of abducted soldier Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas, prisoners will be released as detailed in the following list:

Prisoners 1 to 131 on the list will return to their home in the Gaza Strip.

Prisoners 132 to 186 will return to their home in Judea & Samaria or in East Jerusalem.

Prisoners 187 to 241 will return to their home in Judea & Samaria or in East Jerusalem subject to restrictions, as specified in the agreement.

Prisoners 242 to 281 will be sent abroad.

Prisoners 282 to 299 will be sent to the Gaza Strip for three years.

Prisoners 300 to 444 will be sent to the Gaza Strip.

Prisoners 445 to 450 will return to their home in Israel.

Prisoners (female) 451 to 477 will return to their home in Judea & Samaria, in the Gaza Strip and in East Jerusalem, except prisoner 473, who will be sent to Jordan, and prisoner 474, who will be sent to the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry of Justice will operate an information center as of Sunday, October 16, 2011, and until the date of execution of the agreement, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, where information regarding prisoners on the list can be obtained and applications to the MOJ (Ministry of Justice) Director General can be submitted.

Telephone number for contact: 02-646-6801/3/4.

The above numbers refer to the order in the official list, which may be found via this link to Ynet (in Hebrew) of the first 450 prisoners.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)