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Israeli media publishes names of 33 captives to be released

The captives in the list will be freed in the first stage of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to several national media reports.

“The list is not in order of release,” The Times of Israel newspaper said.

Meanwhile, Yedioth Ahronoth said: “The list is actually the same list that Hamas approved at the beginning of the month, and is based on the list that Israel submitted a few months ago.”

The names in the list have been reported as: Liri Albag, Itzhak Elgarat, Karina Ariev, Ohad Ben Ami, Ariel Bibas, Yarden Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Shiri Bibas, Agam Berger, Gonen Romi, Daniella Gilboa, Emily Damari, Sagui Dekel Chen, Iair Horn, Omer Wenkert, Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, Arbel Yehoud, Ohad Yahalomi, Eliya Cohen, Or Levy, Naama Levy, Oded Lifshitz, Gadi Moshe Mozes, Avraham (Avera) Mengisto, Shlomo Mantzur , Keith Samuel Sigal, Tsachi Idan, Ofer Kalderon, Tal Shoham, Doron Steinbrecher, Omer Shem Tov, Hisham Al-Sayed and Eli Sharabi.

The families of the captives have been notified, the Israeli media said.


Two French Israelis among first captives to be freed by Hamas: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron says French Israeli citizens Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi are in the first group of captives to be freed by Hamas following a ceasefire with Israel.

“We remain mobilised without pause to ensure their return to their families,” he said on X.


Israeli captives’ forum calls for protests in Tel Aviv

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents relatives of Israeli captives in Gaza, has said on X that the demonstration will take place at the so-called Hostages Square on Saturday night.

The statement by the organisation appealed to the demonstrators to “call out together: We are here until the last hostage returns!

“An entire nation waits to see all hostages return home,” it said, adding: “The current agreement must end only with the return of all hostages, with a predetermined manner and timeline.”

The statement also announced that dozens of other rallies will be held across the country.


‘This agreement must be followed through to the end’: Israeli captive’s mother

Einav Zangauker, the mother of 24-year-old Israeli captive Matan Zangauker, was among a group of captives’ relatives who rallied this morning to call on the government to fully implement the ceasefire deal.

“For 469 days, our loved ones have been abandoned in captivity, and now, finally, there’s hope,” said Zangauker in comments carried by Israel’s Arutz Sheva news site. “This agreement must be followed through to the end, to bring everyone home and end the war,” she added.

“Ending the war, returning everyone, and returning to normalcy is in Israel’s interest! This will be the beginning of the healing and rehabilitation process that the country so desperately needs.”

Israel releases names of 95 Palestinians to be freed on Sunday as part of Gaza deal

Israel’s Justice Ministry has released the names of 95 Palestinians slated to be released on Sunday, in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The list includes women and young men up to 25 years old.

Khalida Jarrar, a prominent leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (parliament), is on the list. The list also includes journalist Bushra al-Tawil, who was released in a previous prisoner swap in 2011 between Hamas and Israel.

She is the daughter of senior Hamas leader Jamal al-Taweel, who served as mayor of the West Bank city of el-Bireh.

Dalal al-Arouri is also expected to be released. She is the sister of Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas who was assassinated by Israel in January last year in Beirut, Lebanon.

How long until Israel puts them back in administrative detention though....

Last edited by SvennoJ - on 17 January 2025