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Khaleej Times
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
602 Palestinian prisoners, 6 Israeli hostages to be freed on Saturday as part of new swap
Israel is expected to free 602 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Saturday's hostage-prisoner exchange, Hamas' prisoner media office reported. In return for those prisoners, the group's armed wing said on Friday it will release 6 Israeli hostages named Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto on Saturday. Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto are civilians, who entered Gaza a decade ago and have been held there since. Earlier on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of committing a "cruel and evil" violation of the Gaza ceasefire deal by failing to return a captive called Shiri Bibas. Hamas on Thursday handed over bodies it said were of four hostages, including three members of the Bibas family — Shiri Bibas and her two young sons — along with an elderly captive.
Reuters
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Hamas names six hostages it will release on Saturday
CAIRO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The armed wing of militant group Hamas said on Friday it will release Israeli hostages Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto on Saturday. Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto are civilians, who entered Gaza a decade ago and have been held there since.
