Who are the four Israeli captives to be released from Gaza today?
As we’ve been reporting, Hamas is due to release four female Israeli soldiers today as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, and in return for a group of Palestinian prisoners. The captives have been named as:
- Liri Albag, a 19-year-old from Moshav Yeruhav in central Israel
- Karina Ariev, 20, from Jerusalem
- Danielle Gilboa, 20, from Petah Tikva in central Israel
- Naama Levy, 20, from Ra’anana in central Israel
All four women are Israeli soldiers who were taken from Israel’s Nahal Oz military base near Gaza during the Hamas-led attack on October 7. They were members of a military surveillance unit.
Two groups of Palestinian prisoners to be released today: Report
The Palestinian prisoners due to be released today as part of the exchange of captives under the Gaza ceasefire deal are divided into two groups, Israel’s Channel 12 reports. The first group are of Palestinians held in Israel’s Ofer Prison, and will be released to the occupied West Bank.
The second batch is compromised of Palestinians detained at Negev Desert (Ketziot) Prison, and who will be released to the Gaza Strip or deported to Egypt, the news outlet said.
Seventy of 200 freed Palestinian prisoners to be deported outside Gaza, West Bank
Seventy of the 200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed by Israel in the coming hours as part of today’s swap will be deported outside of the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, according to a statement by Hamas.
Meanwhile, we’re getting information that Algeria, Tunisia and Turkiye have agreed to eventually receive the deported Palestinian prisoners. Reports also suggest that 121 of the prisoners were serving life sentences and 79 were serving long sentences.
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