(AJNews) – Amidst the horrifying news that the body of hostage Shiri Bibas was not returned to Israel as Hamas claimed, according to Israel media, the IDF is preparing to receive six hostages from Hamas on Saturday morning Feb. 22.
The six hostages being released are Eliya Cohen, Avera Mengistu, Hisham al-Sayed, Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Tal Shoham.
They will be released from two different locations in the Gaza Strip early in the morning.
The Times of Israel is reporting that according to Hamas’s past statements, the six are the last of those to be returned under the first phase who are alive.The families of the six were already notified by Israeli officials on Tuesday.
Al-Sayed and Mengistu have been captive in Gaza for over a decade, after entering the Strip of their own accord. The others were abducted on October 7, 2023.
Israel confirmed receiving the list.
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