By NNN-KUNA
Ramallah : Israel has finalized a list of 250 Palestinian prisoners ready to be released, Israeli Radio said.
The Israeli Justice Ministry will hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss the list before passing it on next Sunday for the cabinet to approve it, the Radio said Tuesday.
According to media reports, the list is made up of people who have nearly completed their terms and were not directly involved in attacks on Israelis.
Most of the to-be-released prisoners were from the Fatah faction of the Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has previously pledged the release of the prisoners as a "goodwill gesture" to Abbas, because of the latter's opposition to violence and support for the peace process.
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