Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - A Fox News exclusive alleged "the pieces are falling in place" for a swap deal to be completed before 27 November that would see 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israel released for a soldier captured by Gaza fighters in 2006.

Published Thursday morning US Eastern time, the American news agency said Hamas, which has been at the front of swap talks, submitted 70 new names to replace those rejected by Israeli officials. The deal aims to be completed before the Muslim Eid Al-Adha, on the 27th.

The terms of the Gaza-proposed swap deal would see 450 named high-level prisoners, including detained lawmakers, former fighters, women and children, released in addition to at least 550 other prisoners. Israel's refusal to release dozens of those named in the group of 450 caused the swap-talks to stall.

Israeli negotiators, according to the report, told German mediators the prisoners rejected by the Israeli negotiations team would not be released from prison "even if it means [Captured Israeli soldier Gilad] Shalit remains a hostage," Fox reported.

The deal would reportedly involve the captured soldier being transferred to Egypt, under the personal guard of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's security. Following the first transfer Israel would free the Palestinian prisoners. Once that phase is complete, the plan would see the captured soldier handed over to Israel.