Two exiled Palestinians destined for Ireland have arrived in Madrid where they will be transferred to a plane to complete the final leg of their journey.
Travel arrangements are being made by the Spanish Interior Ministry but a time for their arrival here has not been confirmed.
The two men are coming to Ireland as part of the deal that ended Israel’s 37-day siege of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. Eleven others will be received in other EU countries.
The Department of Foreign Affairs say the pair are expected to arrive in Ireland tomorrow morning but have not ruled out the possibility of them arriving tonight.
The men, whose identities have not been disclosed, have been staying in Cyprus since they left Bethlehem last month.
This morning two flights left Larnaca Airport with three exiles going to Italy while nine others - bound for Greece, Portugal, Belgium, Spain and Ireland - were put aboard a Spanish military plane. The thirteenth man is to stay in Cyprus.
The plane stopped in Athens, where two exiles were handed over to the Greek authorities, before completing its flight to Madrid.
The Department of Justice are finalising details for the arrival of the two men. A Department spokeswoman said "suitable accommodation arrangements" would be made but that specific details would not be made known for security reasons.