Israel says 11 hostages held by Hamas set to be released this week

Close relatives of Israeli hostage being held by Hamas Gadi Moses hold up placards during a march in Berlin on January 14, 2024.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office said Wednesday that Hamas had given it a list of three Israelis and five Thai nationals set to be released in the next hostage-prisoner exchange on Thursday. Another three hostages will be released on Saturday. Dozens of Palestinian prisoners are set to be freed in exchange. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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(With AFP, AP and Reuters)


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