Hamas announced on Friday that the name of the three hostages including a U.S. citizen-indicated that it will be released this weekend as part of the ceasefire with Israel to end the war in Gasha, the agreement has now continued nearly two two two. Week.
The organization’s armed spokesman Abu Obeida named three Yarden Bibas, 35 years old, 54 -year -old OFER Kalderon and 65 -year -old KEITH SIEGEL in Israel. Israel plans to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners this weekend in exchange for three men.
According to the Israeli authorities, the three were abducted during the surprise attack of Israel on October 7, 2023. At that time, Hamas and their allies killed about 1,200 people, most of them were civilians, and about 250 people hostages. According to local health officials, Israel lasted for more than a year against Hamas’s military movement in Gasha and killed more than 45,000 people.
In Israel and Hamas agreed to a multi -phase ceasefire agreement this month, Hamas promised at least 97 of the hostages in the first six weeks to exchange for more than 1,500 Palestinian in Basin, which Israel was sentenced to prison. people.
So far, about 10 captives of Israel have been released. When working at the Israeli village near the Gaza border in October 2023, five Thai workers were robbed of hostages in October 2023. Israel released more than 300 Palestinian prisoners, including many people who were sentenced to life imprisonment for participating in a fatal attack on Israel.
For many Israelis, the abduction of the family of Mr. Bas has become a brutal attack of Hamas leadership. The radicals also kidnapped his wife Shiri Bibas and their two children Ariel and the 9 -month -old KFir.
Hamas later said that Ms. Bas and two children were killed in Israeli air strikes. Israeli officials have not yet publicly confirmed the claim, but said they were very concerned about the fate of the three captives.
Mr. Siegel was robbed from the home of Kibbutz KFAR AZA near the border of Gaza. His wife Aviva Siegel was captured with him until late November, when she was one of the 105 hostages of a weekly ceasefire agreement.
