Hamas has announced it will release three hostages on Saturday under a ceasefire deal with Israel: Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, along with American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65.
Bibas is the father of Kfir, who was 10 months old when Hamas kidnapped him, his mother Shiri, and his brother Ariel, now five but their fate remains unknown.
Israel confirmed receiving the list and will release more Palestinian prisoners in exchange, marking the fourth such swap since the ceasefire began on January 19.
Hamas took 251 hostages during its October 7 attack on Israel, which killed about 1,200 people and triggered the war.
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry reports 47,460 Palestinians have died in Israel’s military offensive.
So far, 18 hostages and 400 Palestinian prisoners have been freed under the deal.
BBC/Maxwell Oyekunle
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