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Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Relatives of hostages remaining Gaza reiterate calls for ceasefire and return of their loved ones
At a weekly gathering in Tel Aviv, Ifat Calderon, the aunt of hostage Ofer Calderon, warned Trump not to trust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his recently appointed minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer. (AP video by Shlomo Mor)
Al-Ahram Weekly
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Israel to free 90 Palestinians in Saturday prisoner swap: Palestinian NGO - War on Gaza
Israel is to free 90 prisoners on Saturday in exchange for three Israeli captives in the fourth swap of the Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian advocacy group said. "Ninety prisoners will be released tomorrow in exchange for the three Israeli detainees, nine of whom are serving life sentences and 81 of whom have long sentences," Palestinian Prisoners' Club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh told AFP on Friday. Hamas earlier released the names of three Israeli captives due to be freed on Saturday: Ofer Calderon, 54, Keith Siegel, 65, and Yarden Bibas, 35. Israeli officials said that the families had been notified and that Israel accepted the Hamas list. The Israeli Hostage and Missing Families Forum confirmed the names of the captives set to be released, noting that two of them also hold foreign nationalities. In addition to holding Israeli citizenship, Keith Siegel has US citizenship, and Ofer Calderon holds French nationality. Short link:
Times of Oman
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Three hostages, including US citizen, set to be released by Hamas on Saturday
Tel Aviv: Israeli officials have confirmed receiving names of three hostages who are set to be released by Hamas on Saturday -- Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel, and Yarden Bibas, Times of Israel reported. Keith Siegel, a 65-year-old US citizen originally from North Carolina, was abducted along with his wife, Aviva, from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Aviva was released in November 2023. Ofer Calderon, 54, was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, along with his two children, Erez and Sahar. Both children were freed during the previous ceasefire. Yarden Bibas, 35, was taken hostage separately from his wife, Shiri, and their children, Ariel and Kfir, who were also abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz. Hamas has claimed that Shiri and the two boys died while in captivity. While Israel has not officially confirmed their deaths, the officials have voiced "grave concern" for their safety. Yarden was reportedly injured at the time of his abduction, according to Times of Israel reported. According to Israeli officials, the families of the hostages have been informed, and Israel has accepted Hamas' proposed list of those to be released. Earlier on Thursday, Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after receiving security assurance from the mediators of the ongoing ceasefire-hostage deal, following the chaotic scenes in Khan Younis during the handover of Israeli and Thai hostages. According to Al Jazeera, Israel released the Palestinian prisoners after the Israeli military confirmed the release of three Israelis, one male and two female, and five Thailand nationals. Initially, Israel had delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners and had asserted that the prisoners won't be freed until the "safe passage" of the hostages is "guaranteed in the next releases." This came after chaotic scenes were witnessed on Thursday, during the hostage release. Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud, was forced to walk from an Ivehicle to the Red Cross vehicle through a heaving mob of jeering onlookers, as reported by Times of Israel. The vehicles struggled to inch their way through the large crowd of onlookers amid wailing sirens. Hundreds of heavily armed, masked gunmen also surround the vehicles, pushing away the onlookers.
LBCI
31-01-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Hamas releases names of Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday
Hamas released on Friday the names of three Israeli hostages that will be released on Saturday. The hostages are Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel, and Yarden Bibas, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a post on his telegram channel. Reuters
Saba Yemen
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Abu Obeida announces names of Zionists scheduled to be released tomorrow
Gaza - Saba: Military spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas Abu Obeida announced Friday the names of the Zionist detainees held by the resistance in Gaza, who are scheduled to be released as part of the exchange deal with the Zionist entity. Abu Obeida said in a tweet "Within the framework of al-Aqsa Flood deal for prisoner exchange, al-Qassam Brigades decided to release tomorrow, Saturday, the following Zionist prisoners: 1- Ofer Calderon, 2- Keith Shmonsel Segal, 3- Yarden Bibas." On Thursday, the Palestinian resistance in Gaza handed over the third batch of Zionist prisoners in the Gaza Strip as part of the first phase of "al-Aqsa Flood deal" for prisoner exchange. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
