Israel announces names of 3 hostages to be released by Hamas today

Israel has announced the names of the three hostages set to be released from the captivity of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in the Gaza Strip today. It will be the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners under the ceasefire deal that came into effect last month.

The list was delivered to Israel



through Qatari and Egyptian mediators. Prisoner Media Office of Hamas said that the release of 369 Palestinian prisoners by Israel is expected in exchange for the three hostages. These prisoners include 36 serving life sentences and 333 hailing from Gaza.