Father of the younger hostages among three men who will be released on Saturday, says Hamas

The Palestinian armed group Hamas has launched the names of three hostages that will say that it will release on Saturday under the agreement of Alto El Fuego with Israel.

They are Israelis of Kalderón, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65.

Bibas is Kfir’s father, the youngest hostage that was 10 months old when he was kidnapped by Hamas. His wife Shiri and his other son Ariel, four years old, were also captured.

The Israeli Prime Minister’s office said Israel had received the hostage list.

Israel will release another lot of Palestinian prisoners in return.

It will mark the fourth exchange of hostages for the prisoners since the high the fire entered into force on January 19.

Hamas took about 251 hostages when he attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people.

The attack triggered a war that has devastated Gaza. Israel’s 15 -month military offensive killed 47,460 Palestinians in the territory, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health led by Hamas.

Offer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were taken by Hamas de Nir Oz, while Keith Siegel was taken from Kfar Aza.

Mr. Bibas, Shiri, and his two children, Ariel, now five years old, and Kfir, now two, were also taken captive. His destiny is unknown.

Its launch will bring the number of hostages released under the high -fire agreement so far to 18.

Four hundred Palestinian prisoners, ranging from those who fulfill long prayers for bombing and other attacks to retained adolescents without charge, have so far been released in return.

Most have returned to occupied Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, while many of the most serious criminals have been deported.