183 Palestinians to be released in exchange for three Israelis
Three Israelis held hostage by Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip are being released. In exchange, Israel is releasing 183 Palestinians. The prisoner swap will take place on Saturday, the British media outlet BBC reported.
According to the media outlet’s report, Hamas has released the names of the three Israeli male hostages to be released on Saturday. The list includes three Israeli hostages named Eli Sharabi, Or Levi and Ohad Ben Ami.
Since the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement came into effect on January 19, Hamas has already released 18 hostages. In exchange, 383 Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons. Hamas will release 33 hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire. Israeli authorities have said that eight of them have died. Israel will release about 1,900 Palestinians during this period.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that Gaza has now become an uninhabitable place. Ammunition is scattered everywhere, houses have been destroyed. He claimed that in this situation, it is reasonable for residents to move elsewhere. However, Jordanian residents have also protested the proposal to evacuate Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan. They gathered in Amman, Jordan on Friday to express solidarity with the people of Gaza and strongly condemn Trump’s plan.
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