Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Sixth Gaza hostage-prisoner swap set to begin
Hamas official says the militant group will release 3 hostages today
Hamas will free three hostages — Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn — today, a spokesperson for the militant group said Friday.
Abu Obaida, a spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, Al Qassam Brigades, told NBC News on Friday that Hamas will release the three hostages according to the terms of the ceasefire deal it brokered with Israel on Jan. 19.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that Israel had “received” the list of names from Hamas in an official statement Friday.
Dekel-Chen, 36, is an American Israeli who refurbished old buses into mobile tech classrooms for underserved children. He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where he was living with his wife and their two daughters.
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