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Who is Doron Steinbrecher, the hostage Hamas says it will release on Sunday?
Hamas said, along with Doron, Romi Gonen and Emily Damari would be released.
Hamas announced on Sunday that it would release Doron Steinbrecher, along with Emily Damari and Romi Gonen, on the first day of phase one of the hostage-ceasefire deal.
Doron, a 31-year-old Romanian-Israeli veterinary nurse, was kidnapped from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7 2023.
Doron’s mother said that she was hiding under her bed when terrorists invaded her apartment. Hiding under her bed, Doron found the time to send a final voice note to her loved ones: “They’ve got me, they’ve got me,” her mother wrote in the Financial Times.
Go to the full article >>Who is Emily Damari, the British-Israeli hostage Hamas says they will release on Sunday?
British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari was shot in the hand and sustained shrapnel wounds on her leg on October 7. Now, after a year in captivity, she is expected to be freed.
Hamas confirmed on Sunday that 28-year-old Emily Damari, 23-year-old Romi Gonen and 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher would be released on the first day of phase one of the hostage-ceasefire deal.
The deal will see 33 hostages released in the first phase in exchange for the release of security prisoners, humanitarian aid and an IDF withdrawal from some areas in Gaza.
Emily Damari, a now-28-year-old British-Israeli fan of the soccer team Tottenham Hotspur is set to be freed after over a year in Hamas captivity as part of the first phase of a hostage-ceasefire deal.
Go to the full article >>Emily, Doron, and Romi: The three hostages being returned from Hamas captivity
The deal will see 33 hostages released in the first phase in exchange for the release of security prisoners, humanitarian aid and an IDF withdrawal from some areas in Gaza.
Hamas confirmed on Sunday that 28-year-old Emily Damari, 23-year-old Romi Gonen, and 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher would be released on the first day of phase one of the hostage-ceasefire deal.
The deal will see 33 hostages released in the first phase in exchange for the release of security prisoners, humanitarian aid, and an IDF withdrawal from some areas in Gaza.
Israel will release 30 Palestinian detainees for every civilian hostage and 50 Palestinian detainees for every Israeli female soldier Hamas releases. Hostages expected to be released in the first phase are those who fall under the humanitarian category, such as women, children, elderly or wounded.
Go to the full article >>PMO: First hostages scheduled to be released today at 4:00 PM
The first three Israeli hostages who will be released from Hamas captivity will be released after 4:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, the Prime Minister's Office announced.
The families of the hostages who will be released today in the first phase of the release plan have been notified.
Four additional hostages are scheduled to be released in seven days.
Go to the full article >>PMO: Ceasefire to go into effect at 11:15
The ceasefire in Gaza will go into effect at 11:15 a.m. local time, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Sunday.
The ceasefire was originally meant to go into effect at 8:30 a.m. but was delayed due to Hamas not providing the names of three hostages set to be released on the same day.
Go to the full article >>Israel expects Hamas to deliver list of hostages 'at any moment'
Israeli officials expect that Hamas will provide the list of the three hostages set for release on Sunday "at any moment."
Until the list is provided, the ceasefire will not go into effect.
Go to the full article >>IDF currently striking terror targets in the Gaza strip
The IDF is currently striking terror targets in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Sunday morning.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after ceasefire delay
IDF artillery and aircraft struck a number of terror targets in northern and central Gaza, the military announced on Sunday morning.
This announcement came after the ceasefire, which was supposed to come into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time, was delayed.
The delay was caused by Hamas's failure to provide a list of the three hostages set to be released on Sunday, which has yet to be given to Israel.
Go to the full article >>Gazans begin returning north despite delay in ceasefire - report
Gazans have begun making their way to northern parts of the Gaza Strip despite the fact that the ceasefire has been delayed and the IDF has not permitted the move, Israeli media reported on Sunday, citing Gazan reports and footage.
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The ceasefire was meant to go into effect on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time but was delayed due to Hamas's failure to provide the list of names of the three hostages meant to be released on the same day.
Go to the full article >>Trump's Nat.-Sec. Advisor tells hostage families team is committed to 'all phases' of the deal
In the meeting, the families urged the Trump administration to expedite negotiations on the second phase of the deal rather than wait for the 16th day of the ceasefire.
Mike Waltz, President-elect Trump's pick for National Security Adviser, emphasized the Trump administration's commitment to implementing all stages of the hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire in a meeting with families of American and Israeli hostages in Washington DC on Saturday, according to three sources present at the meeting.
The meeting was organized by Nizar Zakka, president of Hostage Aid, an organization that supports the families of hostages and maintains close ties with senior Trump administration officials.
Also present were Adam Boehler, President-elect Donald Trump's special envoy for hostages affairs, and Eric Trager, who is expected to head the Middle East division at the National Security Council.
Go to the full article >>Israel at War: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
- 94 hostages remain in Gaza.
- 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
- 735 terrorists that will be released as part of the hostage deal