On Friday Hamas announced the names of three Israeli hostages that he would release this weekend in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the last in a time Series of passages outlined in an agreement of ceased the fire with Israel who has now been held for almost three weeks.
Abu Obeida, the spokesman for the Hamas armed wing, identified the three men like Eli Sharabi, 52; O Levy, 34; And Ohad Ben-me, 56 years old. All three men were kidnapped during the attack led by Hamas on October 7, 2023, who lit the war in Gaza.
Hamas published the three names later than expected, raising concerns for the fact that the agreement had hit a road block. By Friday Evening, the Israeli government officials said they had received the list and informed male families.
Since the ceasefire came into force, it has been buffered by different crises since both sides have accused the other of violating the agreement. This time, Israel accused Hamas of not having released the names agreed for the time. In turn, Hamas accused Israel of having violated the ceasefire by preventing sufficient help of help as indicated by the agreement. Israeli officials did not comment on the specific statement of Hamas, but they declared that they were committed to supporting the agreement.
In this first phase of the fire, the fire, scheduled for the last 42 days, Hamas has committed to release at least 33 hostages in exchange for over 1,500 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. In three previous exchanges, about 18 The hostages have been freed for more than 550 Palestinian prisoners.
Palestinian officials were scheduled for Friday evening to publish the names of dozens of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for release from Israel. Under the The agreement, at least some of the prisoners who will be released are serving life sentences for committing mortal attacks.
The truce paused more than a year of devastating war that began with the attack on Israel, in which around 1,200 people were killed and another 250 took up hostage, mainly civilians. More than 70 prisoners remain in Gaza, at least 35 of which are believed to have died, according to the Israeli government.
In response, Israel launched a campaign against Hamas in Gaza who killed over 45,000 people, according to local health officials, who do not distinguish between civilians and fighters. The Palestinians in the Enclave lived a year of hunger and fear; Many have no more houses they can return to.
Israel and Hamas have both committed themselves to negotiating A more lasting end of the fighting and the release of the remaining living hostages. But it is not clear whether the two sides can reach such an agreement, which would both force them to make painful concessions.
This week, President Trump-The Administration he contributed to mediating the ceasefire-proposed to remove about the two million Palestinian residents of Gaza and the United States who hired the enclave. Some analysts have considered his observations as an effort to kick off negotiations, while others said that his vast -scale ideas could be suited to them.
Mr. Sharabi, one of the hostages expected for the release, lived in Bee ‘Aeri, an Israeli community near the Gaza border that was severely affected by Hamas’ attack. His wife and two daughters were killed in the assault. His brother Yossi was also taken as hostage to Gaza, where he was killed in an Israeli air attack, he later said the Israeli army to his family.
Even from Bee’eri, Mr. Ben-me was taken hostage together with his wife, Raz Ben-me. It was freed together with over 100 other prisoners during a ceasefire the fire of a week between Israel and Hamas in November 2023.
Mr. Levy and his wife, Eynav Elkayam Levy, had left two -year -old son in the care of Mr. Levy’s parents before heading south to the Nova Music Festival, who was held a few kilometers from the Gaza border. During Hamas’ attack, the rave became a massacre. More than 300 people have been killed, including Mrs. Elkayam Levy. Mr. Levy, like dozens of others on the scene, was brought to the Gaza strip.