Published: 1:00am, 30 Jan 2025Updated: 1:01am, 30 Jan 2025
An Israeli official said on Wednesday that Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, and five Thai nationals in the next hostage release, slated for Thursday.
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The official named the Israel women as Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 19, and the man as Gadi Mozes, 80.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak on the record, said the hostages’ families had approved publication of their names.
The official did not name the Thai nationals set to be freed.
The release is part of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that has paused the war in Gaza in exchange for freedom for dozens of hostages held in the Palestinian territory and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Word of the next round of releases comes as hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are streaming toward the north of the war-ravaged territory to return to what is left of their homes, after being told to evacuate the area earlier on in Israel’s war against Hamas.