
Hamas announced on Friday the names of four female Israeli soldiers who will be released on Saturday as part of the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.
In a brief statement, Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida said his group will release four Israeli soldiers on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
He identified the soldiers as Karina Ariev, Danielle Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed that Israel received from mediators a list of hostages to be released by Hamas on Saturday.
Netanyahu's office, however, said it would comment later on the list sent by Hamas through intermediaries.
On Sunday, the first day of the ceasefire, Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners, while Hamas released three Israeli hostages under the deal.
The first six-week phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement came into effect on January 19, suspending Israel's genocidal war that has killed an estimated 47,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 111,500 since October 7, 2023.
The three-phase agreement includes a prisoner exchange and a lasting calm, aiming for a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
The Israeli attack has left Gaza in ruins and its residents displaced, hungry and prone to disease.