Hamas will decide the names of the next Israeli hostage to be released
It is expected that Hamas Gaza will hand over the names of the four hostages to be released on Saturday under the ceasefire agreement.
It is believed that they will be soldiers and citizens, all women.
He will be released in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners closed in Israel.
This will be the second exchange since the ceasefire is implemented last Sunday. Three hostages and 90 prisoners were released in the first exchange.
The ceasefire stopped the war that began on 7 October 2023 after Hamas attacked Israel. About 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken back as hostages.
The Health Ministry operated by Hamas of Gaza says that more than 47,200 Palestinians, majority citizens have been killed in the Israeli attack.
Hamas is also expected to provide information about the remaining 26 hostages released by Hamas in the next five weeks.
It includes the Bibas family – two parents and two children, one of which, kefir, was 10 months old when he was arrested and the youngest is hostage. It is not clear that this information will include the names of living or dead hostages or only the number.
The prisoners who will be released are more serious category than the prisoners released for the first time. These will also include people who have murdered, some of whom are being sentenced to more than 15 years.
Israel has insisted that no person involved in the October 7 attacks will be released.
The ceasefire agreement was signed between Israel and Hamas after an indirect talks between the US, Qatar and Egypt.
It will be applied in three phases, the second phase will begin six weeks after the ceasefire. About 1,900 Palestinian prisoners will be released in lieu of 33 hostages during the first phase. The Israeli armies will also start to move out of their position in Gaza and thousands of displaced Palestinians will be able to return to areas from which they fled or were forced.
The aim of the ceasefire is to permanently eliminate the war in Gaza.
91 hostage taken on 7 October 2023 is still held in Gaza. Among them, Sattavan is still considered alive by Israel. Three others – two of which are alive – have been in custody for a decade or more.
