Hamas has named four Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday. Hostages identified as Liri Albag (19), Karina Ariev (20), Daniella Gilboa (20), and Naama Levy (20) — all female Israeli soldiers, will be released as the hostages-for-terrorists deal enters its second week.
All four hostages were abducted on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists from the Nahal Oz army base near the Israel-Gaza border.
Naama Levy’s image became symbolic of Hamas’ atrocities on October 7 after the Gaza-based terror group released the video of her being dragged by the hair from the back of a pickup truck. Her hands were tied behind her back and her pants were soaked in blood. Her captor, a Hamas terrorist, was seen grimacing as he dragged her at gunpoint.
Naama, great-granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, worked on peace initiatives fostering understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.
Another video filmed by Hamas, showed Naama along with other female hostages being taken captive by the terrorists on October 7. While terrified hostages with blood-smeared faces are seen line up against the wall, terrorists can be heard berating them, saying “these are the girls that can get pregnant.”
The Times of Israel reported:
Hamas publishes the names of four female Israeli hostages who are set to be released by the terror group tomorrow after 477 days in captivity.Israeli officials have requested that media outlets not publish the names until the families of the hostages have been notified.There are seven remaining female hostages from the original list of 33 to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.These are civilians Arbel Yehud, 29, and Shiri Silberman Bibas, 33; and soldiers Liri Albag, 19, Karina Ariev, 20, Agam Berger, 21, Danielle Gilboa, 20, and Naama Levy, 20.Israel had conveyed to Hamas that it expects Yehud to be released this weekend.
Israel is expected to release some 200 Palestinian terrorists in exchange for the four hostages this weekend. Under the first phase of the agreement, which will last six weeks, “Israel has agreed to release 50 Palestinian prisoners for every female soldier released, officials have said. That suggests that 200 Palestinian prisoners would be released in return for the four,” Reuters reported.
Last weekend, Israel freed 90 Palestinian terrorists, including murderers serving multiple life sentences, for the release of three female hostages.
Despite Israel agreeing to release nearly 2,000 terrorists in exchange for 33 hostages in the first phase of the three stage deal, terrorist group Hamas continues to violate the agreement, the Jerusalem Post reported Friday:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office said that the list Hamas published of the four names of hostages to be released on Saturday did not comply with the agreement in a statement on Friday.As part of the hostage deal, it was agreed that the four hostages set for release on Saturday are to be three soldiers and one civilian.Hamas is also supposed to pass on a list of the status of the remaining 26 hostages held in Gaza who are on the release list for the first phase.
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