Hamas has revealed the names of the 6 Israeli hostages who will be released on Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement’s first stage. The prisoners set to be released are Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed, and Avera Mengisto.

HAMAS READY FOR SECOND STAGE In contrast to the initially planned release of 3 Israeli hostages in the seventh round of the upcoming prisoner swap scheduled for Saturday, Hamas announced that 6 Israelis will be released safely. It was also stated that Hamas is prepared to implement the second stage of the ceasefire.