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Hamas says it will give Israel list of second group of hostages on January 24

24 January 2025 01:49 (UTC +04:00)

Hamas on Friday will give Israel a list of hostages it plans to release on January 25, said Zaher Jabarin, head of the Hamas cell in the West Bank, APA reports citing TASS.

"Tomorrow we will hand over to Israel the names of four hostages held by our fighters in exchange for a list of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for the captives," Jabarin said in comments posted to Hamas' Telegram channel.

He also confirmed that the exchange will take place the day after the lists are swapped.

According to Jabarin, the procedure for the operation of the Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border will be announced soon.

"We have made it crystal clear that it is up to the Egyptians and Palestinians to resolve the Rafah issue, and an agreement has already been reached," he said.