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Six Israeli Hostages Set for Release as Gaza Truce Nears End
- Hamas announces the release of six Israeli hostages as part of the Gaza truce deal.
- Israel and Hamas remain at odds over the identity of hostage remains amid rising tensions.
- Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have also been freed under the US-brokered agreement.
Hamas has announced the names of six Israeli hostages set to be released on Saturday.
The hostages include Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed, and Avera Mengisto.
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Mengisto and al-Sayed, both civilians, have been held in Gaza for nearly a decade after entering the territory.
This release marks the final stage of the current phase of the Gaza truce deal, under which Israeli hostages have been freed in small groups since the agreement’s first phase began last month.
As part of the deal—brokered with U.S. mediation—hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have also been released.
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas escalated after the October 7, 2023, attack, in which Hamas killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 250 hostages.
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The latest list of names comes amid renewed tensions following Israeli claims that the body of hostage Shiri Bibas had been misidentified.
Hamas responded that her remains may have been mixed with others due to an Israeli airstrike.
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