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Hamas names three more Israeli captives to be freed in Gaza ceasefire swap

www.aljazeera.com Hamas names three more Israeli captives to be freed in Gaza ceasefire swap

Palestinian Prisoner’s Media Office says 90 Palestinian prisoners to be swapped for the captives on Saturday.

Hamas names three more Israeli captives to be freed in Gaza ceasefire swap

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Published on: 31/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Israeli-French citizen Ofer Kalderon, Israeli citizen Yarden Bibas and Israeli-American Keith Siegel will carry out their fourth prisoners-for-captives swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday. Bibas, 34, is the father of Kfir, who was nine months old when the family was taken by Hamas in October 2023, and Ariel, four at the time. The children and their mother were killed by an Israeli bombardment in late 2023. Israelis had expected Bibas, Siegel and Kalderon to be released earlier as part of the first phase of the ceasefire, which took effect on January 19. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Media Office said 90 Palestinian prisoners, including nine serving life sentences and 81 serving long-term sentences, will be released on Saturday. So far, 15 captives held in Gaza, including five Thai workers, and 400 Palestinian prisoners have been exchanged. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has drawn criticism in his country for not having sealed a captive Israel’s military response has killed more than 47,000 Palestinian people in Gaza, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. About half the captives were released in November 2023 during the only previous truce, and others have been recovered dead or alive. More talks on implementation of the second stage of the current truce are meant to open the way to the release of more than 60 other captives.

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