‘A detailed response will be provided after reviewing the list and updating the families,’ the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said
Jerusalem has received the names of the three hostages who are set to be released from captivity in the Gaza Strip under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Friday.
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“A detailed response will be provided after reviewing the list and updating families,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.
The only men set to be released in this first phase of the ceasefire agreement are those aged 50 and above, or who are ill or wounded.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Palestinian terrorist group was obligated to release women and children hostages before men.
Siegel is a dual Israeli-American citizen.
According to Israeli estimates, there are 82 hostages still in Hamas captivity in Gaza, including 79 abducted during the October 7 attacks.
Of the 251 hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023, 172 have been returned or rescued, and Hamas is believed to be holding 35 bodies, 34 of them taken during the cross-border invasion and that of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, which was taken by the Palestinian terrorist group in 2014.