The affirmed today that the next hostage release towards it will take place on Saturday (25/01/2025), as originally planned. During the “first phase” of the agreed six-week Gaza truce, Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons. CORVERSE Earlier, Nahead al Fahuri, head of Hamas prisoners’ office, had stated that the next hostages were expected to be released on Sunday (26/01/2025). A leading Israeli official, who spoke to Reuters news agency on condition that he maintains his anonymity, stressed that the deadline for the next Hamas hostage release expires Saturday when four prisoners are expected to be released who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. The truce agreement between Israel and Hamas came into force on Sunday morning. On the afternoon of the same day, Hamas released three hostages and followed the release of 90 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons.
Hamas confirmed that next Saturday will be the new hostage release to Israel
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