Israel has received from Egypt and Qatar the names of the three hostages Hamas will release on Saturday, says the Prime Minister’s Office, APA reports citing the Times of Israel.
The three are Sasha Trufanov (29), Sagui Dekel-Chen (36) and Yair Horn (46).
The PMO says that the list is acceptable and the families of the hostages have approved the release of the names.
According to the report, Israel will in turn release 36 Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment.
This will be the 6th round of hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas. Since the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was reached on January 19, 18 hostages (13 Israelis and 5 Thai citizens) have been released.
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