On Friday, Hamas announced the names of three hostages-Una civic citizen, who said he would be published this weekend as part of his trial with Israel to end the war in Gaza, an agreement that is now being held for almost two weeks.
Abu Promide, a spokesman for the armed wing of the group, called three as Yards35, Ofer Kalderon, 54, and Keith Siegel, 65, American-Israeli. Israel will release about 90 Palestinian prisoners this weekend in exchange for three men, according to the Information Center for prisoners associated with Hamas.
Three were abducted during October 7, 2023, a surprise attack On Israel when Hamas and his allies killed approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took about 250 hostages, according to the Israeli authorities, starting War in Gaza. Israeli’s next military campaign against Hamas in Gaza lasted for more than a year and killed more than 45,000 people, according to local health officials.
In a Multipantine Agreement If Israel and Hamas agreed this month, Hamas undertaken to release at least 33 of the 97 remaining hostages during the first six weeks in exchange for over 1500 Palestinians that Israel closed.
So far, about 10 Israeli prisoners have been released five Thai workers who took as a hostage in an attack in October 2023 as they worked in Israeli villages near the border with Gaza. Israel released more than 300 Palestinian prisoners, including many who served a life sentence for involvement in deadly attacks against the Israelis.
For many Israelis, Abduction of Mr. Bibasa’s family He became emblematic for the cruelty of attacks under the guidance of Hamas. The militants also abducted their wife Shiri Bibas and their two children Ariel, who was 4 years old, and Kfir, who was 9 months old.
Hamas later said that Mrs. Bibas and two children were killed in an Israeli air attack. Israeli officials have not publicly confirmed this claim, but said they were seriously concerned about the fate of three prisoners.
Mr. Siegel took from his home to Kfar Aza as hostage, Kibutz near the border with Gaza. His wife, Aviva Siegelshe was captured with him by the end of November 2023, when she was one of about 105 Published hostages as part of the week of the fire interruption agreement.
Shir Siegel, his daughter, shared a video on Instagram, showing him accepting his mother after receiving the news on Friday. “Dad’s come back, Dad is on the list,” Aviva Siegel sayschoking.
Mr. Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual citizen, was taken captured when the Palestinian militants carried out the raid of his hometown, Nir Oz. His two children, Erez and Sahar, were liberated in the trial of November 2023.
Shortly after releasing freedom, Sahar described that she was afraid of her Hamas kidnappers – and also killed in a ruthless air bombing of gauze. She was 16 at the time.
“What about my father, who was left behind?” she said the New York Times. “I ask everyone who see this: Please stop this war; take out all the hostages.”
Patrick Kingsley contribute to reporting.
