Sixth hostage-prisoner swap in Israel-Hamas ceasefire set to begin
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369 Palestinian prisoners to be released today as part of deal

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Commission says that 369 prisoners held by Israel will be released today as part of the release of three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

The commission said that the vast majority, 333, were detained from Gaza after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

The rest include 29 from the West Bank, and seven from Jerusalem and its suburbs.

The releases today mark the sixth exchange under the first phase of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas official says the militant group will release 3 hostages today

Hamas will free three hostages — Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn — today, a spokesperson for the militant group said Friday.

Abu Obaida, a spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, Al Qassam Brigades, told NBC News on Friday that Hamas will release the three hostages according to the terms of the ceasefire deal it brokered with Israel on Jan. 19.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that Israel had “received” the list of names from Hamas in an official statement Friday.

Dekel-Chen, 36, is an American Israeli who refurbished old buses into mobile tech classrooms for underserved children. He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where he was living with his wife and their two daughters.

Posters of three Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip: Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Trupanov and Yair Horn.
Posters of three Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip: Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn.AFP – Getty Images

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