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Hamas is also expected to provide information about the remaining 26 hostages due to be released in the next five weeks.
This included the Bibas family – two parents and two children, one of whom, Kfir, was 10 months old when he was captured and was the youngest hostage. It is unclear whether this information will include names or just the number of hostages alive or dead.
The prisoners to be released are of a more serious category than those released in the first exchange. They will include people who have killed, some of whom have been sentenced to more than 15 years.
Israel insisted that no one involved in the October 7 attack would be spared.
The ceasefire agreement was reached after months of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, led by the US, Qatar and Egypt.
It will be implemented in three stages, and the second stage will start six weeks after the ceasefire. About 1,900 Palestinian prisoners will be released in the first phase in exchange for 33 hostages. Israeli forces will also begin to withdraw from positions in Gaza and hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians will be able to return to areas they fled or were forced to return to.
The ceasefire is intended to permanently end the war in Gaza.
Ninety-one hostages taken on October 7, 2023 are still being held in Gaza. Fifty-seven of them are considered by Israel to be still alive. Three others – two of whom are still alive – have been held for a decade or more.
