Under the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, Hamas will release 3 ISR hostages today. The names of the three male hostages released are Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Trofanov and Eyre Horn. Hamas has so far released 16 ISR hostages and 5 Thai hostages in 5 phases.
In exchange for today’s hostage release, ISR will release 369 Palestinian prisoners. Of these, 36 are serving life sentences, the remaining 333 prisoners were arrested by ISR after the Gaza war.
On October 7, 2023, thousands of Hamas terrorists attacked ISR , killing 1,200 people. Along with this, more than 250 people were taken hostage.
The ceasefire deal is being completed in three phases.
This deal for the exchange of prisoners between Israel and Palestine began on January 19. This deal will be completed in three phases. In this, the exchange of hostages will be carried out for 42 days.
First stage:
- There will be a complete ceasefire in Gaza from January 19 to March 1. Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages. Israel will release 33 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for one of its hostages every day. 50 Palestinian prisoners will be released in exchange for each Israeli female soldier.
Second stage:
- If everything goes well till the 16th day of the first phase, i.e. February 3, then discussions will begin on planning for the second phase. No attacks will be carried out during this time. The remaining hostages who are still alive will be released.
- Israel will release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, about 190 of whom have been serving sentences for more than 15 years.
Third stage:
- The final phase of the deal will see the rehabilitation of Gaza. This will take 3 to 5 years. The bodies of hostages killed in Hamas captivity will also be handed over to Israel.
Israel-Hamas have exchanged hostages five times so far…
First release: January 19
Hamas releases 3 female hostages: Reaches Israel with the help of Red Cross; Ceasefire between both sides after 15 months
A ceasefire came into effect on Sunday, January 19, after 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas. According to the Times of Israel, Hamas released three Israeli female hostages after 471 days. All three reached Israel with the help of the Red Cross.
Second liberation – January 25
Hamas releases 4 Israeli female soldiers: Last week, 3 ISR hostages were handed over frees 200 Palestinian prisoners
Hamas has released four female ISR soldiers who were held hostage for 15 months. They were among seven female soldiers kidnapped from Nahal Oz airport on October 7.
Third liberation – January 29
Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages: also frees 5 Thai citizens; ISR to release 110 Palestinian prisoners
Hamas released three ISR and five Thai hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement on Thursday. All of these people were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Hamas released the hostages in two stages on Thursday. First, ISR hostage Agam Berger was released from Jabalia. About 4 hours later, the remaining 7 hostages were released from Khan Younis.
Fourth Liberation – February 1
Hamas releases 3 ISR hostages: Reached ISR with the help of Red Cross; 183 Palestinian prisoners also released
Hamas released three ISR hostages – Yarden Bibas (35), Ofer Calderon (54) and Keith Siegel (65) – as part of a ceasefire agreement on Saturday. They were handed over to the ISR army with the help of the Red Cross, according to the BBC.
Fifth Liberation – February 8
Hamas releases 3 ISR hostages: ISR also frees 183 Palestinian prisoners, fifth exchange since ceasefire
The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas released 3 isr hostages under a ceasefire agreement on February 8. According to the news agency AP, the hostages were named as Eli Sharabi (52), Ohad Ben Ami (56) and Or Levi (34).