Hamas has announced the names of three Israeli hostages it plans to release on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under the ceasefire in Gaza.
The hostages include Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami, and Or Levy, according to a Telegram post by Abu Obeida, a spokesperson for Hamas’s armed wing.
As part of the “Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange deal,” Abu Obeida stated on Telegram that the group has decided to release these three hostages.
Hamas’s list indicates that approximately 180 prisoners will be freed tomorrow, mirroring last week’s exchange, including 18 individuals serving life sentences and 111 Gazan detainees arrested during IDF operations in Gaza.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed to AFP that it had received the list of hostages to be released from Gaza on Saturday, after Hamas published the names of three captives to be freed.
On Friday, Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement and delayed the release of the names of the Israeli hostages until after the deadline passed.
A previous prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel on February 1 led to the release of 183 Palestinian detainees in return for three Israeli prisoners.
