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Published 07 Feb, 2025 09:48pm

Israel says ‘awaiting’ names of Gaza hostages to be freed on Saturday

Israel is “awaiting” a list of captives to be released from Gaza in a fifth hostage-prisoner exchange with Hamas scheduled for Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told AFP.

Authorities are “awaiting” a list of hostages for release, spokesman Omer Dostri said. When asked specifically if the swap would take place on Saturday, Dostri said: “This is the plan.”

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