{"id":234433,"date":"2025-02-08T05:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T05:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/hamas-names-three-israeli-hostages-it-says-it-will-release-today-after-accusing-israel-of-breaching-gaza-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T05:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T05:40:08","slug":"hamas-names-three-israeli-hostages-it-says-it-will-release-today-after-accusing-israel-of-breaching-gaza-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/08\/hamas-names-three-israeli-hostages-it-says-it-will-release-today-after-accusing-israel-of-breaching-gaza-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas names three Israeli hostages it says it will release today after accusing Israel of breaching Gaza ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hamas has released the names of three Israeli hostages it says it will release today in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The hostages are Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a Telegram post.<\/p>\n

An Israeli official confirmed Israel<\/strong><\/a> had received the three names from Hamas<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In return for the captives’ release, Hamas said it expects 183 Palestinian prisoners to be released.<\/p>\n

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Both Mr Ami, 56, and Mr Sharabi, 52, were taken from Kibbutz Be’eri during the 7 October attack. The cross-border attack saw around 1,200 Israelis killed and around 250 people taken hostage.<\/p>\n

Mr Levy, 34, was abducted from the Nova music festival.<\/p>\n

Of the Palestinian prisoners being freed, 18 have been serving life sentences, 54 were serving long sentences and the vast majority, 111, were detained in Gaza<\/strong><\/a> during the war.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Eli Sharabi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Sharabi’s wife Lianne Sharabi was born in Bristol.<\/p>\n

She, along with their children, 16-year-old Noiya and 13-year-old Yahel, were killed in the 7 October attack.<\/p>\n

His brother Yossi was also killed after being taken hostage.<\/p>\n

In a statement after news he would be released was announced, Mr Sharabi’s lawyers said the “family has already lost too much… [they] are pleased and relieved that Eli Sharabi is reportedly on the list for release by Hamas”.<\/p>\n

It added: “It is long past time to bring Eli home.”<\/p>\n

Or Levy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Levy was captured by militants from a bomb shelter near the Nova music festival.<\/p>\n

His wife Einav was killed during the 7 October attack. Their son Almog, a toddler, is staying with his grandparents.<\/p>\n

Mr Levy is from the city of Rishon Lezion, where he worked as a computer programmer.<\/p>\n

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Some of Mr Levy’s family previously spoke about his kidnapping and the death of his wife.<\/p>\n

Speaking around Hanukkah last year, his brother Michael Levy told Sky News’s Yousra Elbagir<\/a><\/strong>: “I have three little girls but it won’t be the same. Hanukkah is a happy holiday – you light candles, you sing and eat all sorts of things but for us it is not a real holiday without Or.”<\/p>\n

Ohad Ben Ami<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Ben Ami, a father of three, was taken hostage with his wife Raz, who was released during the brief ceasefire period in November.<\/p>\n

His daughter Ella Ben Ami previously spoke to Sky News about missing her dad Mr Ami, as she pleaded for his release.<\/p>\n

“On the eve of Christmas, on the 24 December, it will be his birthday, and I don’t want to celebrate it without him,” she told Sky News in 2023.<\/p>\n

Ms Ami was previously one of the first to tell the world what happened on 7 October, calling an Israeli TV channel while hiding.<\/p>\n

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Row over aid access<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier on Friday, Hamas accused Israel of breaching the ceasefire accord and held off announcing the names of the Israeli hostages until the deadline had passed.<\/p>\n

The militant group claimed Israel delayed the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying food and other humanitarian supplies agreed under the truce deal and held back all but a fraction of the tents and mobile homes needed to provide people shelter in the devastated enclave.<\/p>\n

“This demonstrates clear manipulation of relief and shelter priorities,” Hamas said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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COGAT, the Israeli military agency that is overseeing the aid deliveries into Gaza, denied the accusation.<\/p>\n

It added Israel would “not tolerate violations by Hamas”.<\/p>\n

The claims and counter-claims highlight the fragility and uncertainty of the ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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This has been heightened by US President Donald Trump recently saying the US could take over Gaza<\/a><\/strong> and move the Palestinian population out.<\/p>\n

Israel’s air and ground war in Gaza has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, and displaced the majority of the strip’s population.<\/p>\n

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What’s in the ceasefire deal?<\/a>
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Fragile ceasefire deal<\/strong><\/p>\n

So far, 13 of the 33 female, older male and child hostages set to be released in the first phase of the multi-phase agreement have returned to Israel.<\/p>\n

Five Thai hostages have also been released.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been released in exchange, often returning to large crowds.<\/p>\n

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Work on the second stage of the agreement, aimed at the release of around 60 male hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, has begun.<\/p>\n

An Israeli negotiating team was expected to fly to Doha today, according to media reports.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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