List of Israeli Hostages Released Under the Gaza Ceasefire Deal
ISRAEL – On Monday morning, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that the process of releasing Israeli hostages had begun.
The first 7 living hostages were handed over to ICRC teams earlier in the morning, with the remaining 13 later released at 10 am local time (0700GMT) from the central Gaza Strip.
The International Committee of the Red Cross received the 13 Israeli hostages from the Palestinian group Hamas’ military wing Al-Qassam Brigades.
With the handover of 13 hostages, the release of all 20 living Israeli hostages was completed under the ceasefire agreement, after an initial group of seven had been freed earlier.
The deceased hostages’ bodies to be released in the afternoon.
Names of the Released Hostages
The first group of released hostages are:
- Eitan Mor
- Gali Berman
- Ziv Berman
- Matan Angrest
- Omri Miran
- Guy Gilboa-Dalal
- Alon Ohel
The second hostages’ group included:
- Elkana Bohbot
- Avinatan Or
- Yosef-Chaim Ohana
- Evyatar David
- Rom Braslabski
- Segev Kalfon
- Maxim Herkin
- Bar Kupershtein
- Eitan Horn
- Ariel Cunio
- David Cunio
- Matan Zangauker
- Nimrod Cohen
The Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed the release of all 20 hostages.
Palestinian Prisoners Set for Release
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office published on Monday the lists of Palestinian prisoners to be released under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
The office published the names of 1,718 Palestinian prisoners, and 250 serving life sentences, to be released in exchange for the Israeli hostages.
Phase two of the plan envisions the creation of a new governing body in Gaza, excluding Hamas, the deployment of a multinational force, and the disarmament of Hamas.
Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners
The Hamas-run Prisoners’ Media Office said buses carrying freed prisoners moved from Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, to Beitunia town in the occupied West Bank.
Buses carrying released prisoners also moved from the Negev Prison in southern Israel on their way to the Gaza Strip, the office said.
