Hamas has named the three hostages they would be releasing to the Jewish State in the latest exchange planned for Saturday, Israel said on Friday.
Hamas announced on Friday that they would be freeing the father of the youngest hostages kidnapped in the October 7th attack on the Jewish State, in addition to two others that include a dual U.S. citizen, in the next exchange of hostages for “Palestinian prisoners.”
Three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists were freed on Thursday following 481 days in captivity making it the third hostage exchange under the Gaza cease-fire deal.
Multiple reports have now confirmed that the “last-minute crisis” that held up the Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal on Thursday has been resolved, with the new deal expected to go into effect Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that the cease-fire deal with Israel and Hamas is on hold because of a “last-minute crisis,” as the Jewish State shared a new video of the terrorist group boasting of its “pride” at the October 7th terrorist attack.
A deal to release more than a third of the Israeli hostages and begin a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has been agreed upon by both Israel officials and Hamas leaders, according to multiple reports.
A giant anti-Israel protest broke out outside the White House on Saturday, marking eight months since Israel’s war in Gaza began.
The release of Israeli captives held by Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group responsible for the atrocities committed on October 7th, and an Israeli-sponsored cease-fire in the Gaza strip, were the two main points of emphasis for U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.