JAKARTA - Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas will continue to release hostages today, in accordance with a gradual ceasefire agreement announced in the middle of this month.
Israeli authorities confirmed on Wednesday that they had received a list of the names of three hostages who are scheduled to be released from the Gaza Strip, Palestine today, quoted from The Times of Israel January 30.
The Israeli hostages who will be released today are Arbel Yehoud (29), Agam Berger (19) and Gadi Moshe Mozes (80), Israeli officials said.
The names were given to Israel by Hamas through Egyptian and Qatar mediators. The families of the three hostages have been notified.
Earlier, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said it would announce the names of hostages on the list only after updating information to families.
An unnamed source quoted by the Hebrew media as saying the list fulfills an agreement between the two sides and is acceptable to Israel.
In addition, Israeli officials confirmed five Thai hostages will also be released today.
There are eight Thai hostages still in Gaza, along with one Nepalese and one Tanzanian. However, two Thais have been declared dead, as have the Tanzanian.
Israel has not released five Thai hostages because the release was carried out under a separate agreement between Hamas and the Thai Government.
On the other hand, as part of the deal, Israel will release 110 Palestinian security detainees, 33 of whom serve life sentences for deadly attacks.
Israel is expected to release a number of militant group figures. Among them are Zakaria Zubeidi, Mahmoud Atallah, and Ahmed Barghouti, according to several reports of Hebrew media. Authorities have not provided official information about the detainees to be released.
In addition, 47 other detainees are serving a long prison sentence and the remaining 30 are women and minors, according to Kan.
Prisoners will be transported to the two main reception points, Ofer and Ktziot prisons, before being released home or deported, a spokesman for the Prison Service said.
After Israel's three hostages are confirmed to have returned, detainees heading to the West Bank will be escorted by the Red Cross to the place of release, and those who are deported or released to Gaza will be escorted by special prison service units to the Slom Brake Cross.
The ceasefire and gradual release of hostages between Israel and Hamas was announced on January 15, after months of mediation by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States.
It took effect on January 19 after being delayed for several hours. On that day, three Israeli hostages were released followed by the release of 90 Palestinian prisoners (consisting of women and children).
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Last Saturday, four Israeli female soldiers were released followed by the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners from prison.
The latest conflict in Gaza broke out on October 7, 2023, when a Palestinian militant group led by Hamas attacked Israel's southern region, leaving 1,200 people dead and 250 others held hostage, according to Israeli calculations.
Yesterday, Gaza's health authorities confirmed that the death toll from Palestine since the latest conflict broke out had reached 47,417 people, while 111,571 others were injured, quoted from WAFA.
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