The terrorist group Hamas announced four additional hostages from Gaza on Saturday Ceasefire agreement with Israel entered into force almost a week ago.
Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag – all members of the Israel Defense Forces – were released on Saturday in the second round of hostage releases.
In exchange, Israel was expected to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees, including 120 militants serving life sentences after being convicted of the deadly attacks.
The first round of hostages released on Sunday released Romija Gonen, Emily DeMara and Doron Steinbrecher.
A video from Gaza’s Palestine Square shows four newly freed women being taken hostage from a car. They are alive and walking, wearing uniforms.
Hamas releases names of 4 female hostages to be released next, may be in violation of treaty
L: Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Liri Albag, Naama Levy. (lay/brought them home now)
“The Red Cross announced that four Israeli hostages had been transferred to them and were en route to IDF and ISA forces in Gauze tapethe IDF and the Israel Securities Authority said in a joint statement.
It was believed that the four female soldiers, at least at one point, held everything together.
Under the cease-fire agreement, a total of 33 hostages, including those already released, are to be released over six weeks in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari, three female hostages held in Gaza, return to Israel as part of the Gaza reconciliation deal between Hamas and Israel, January 19, 2025. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
Hamas agreed to release three female hostages on the first day of the deal, four on the seventh day and the remaining 26 over the next five weeks.
This is the second ceasefire reached during the war that began more than a year ago.
Naama Levy was held hostage for over a year. (Forum of hostages and missing families)
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15 months old The war in Gaza It began when Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, prompting a military retaliation by Israeli forces. Almost 100 hostages remain trapped in Gaza.
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