GAZA: Three hostages will be released on Saturday, in accordance with the terms of the Gaza ceasefire, the spokesperson of Hamas’s armed wing said on Friday.
The hostages include US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, Israeli-Argentinian Iair Horn and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, the Reuters reported.
Horn, 46, was kidnapped along with his brother, Eitan Horn, who was staying with him at the time. Eitan Horn remains a hostage, the AP reported.
Chen, 36, was outside working on a bus renovation when militants stormed the kibbutz. His wife, Avital, hid in the safe room with their two daughters. Avital was seven months pregnant and gave birth to a third daughter, Shachar Mazal, in December, while her husband was in captivity.
Sasha Troufanov, 29, was taken hostage along with three members of his family: grandmother Irena Tati, mother Yelena (Lena) and his girlfriend Sapir Cohen. Sasha’s father, Vitaly Trufanov, was killed on October 7, 2023. The rest of his family was released in a brief ceasefire period in November 2023.
A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel accepted the list, Agence France-Presses reports.
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Hamas announces details of Israeli hostages to be released today
