Gaza ceasefire: Hamas unveils names of 3 hostages to be released

Kathmandu: Hamas has unveiled the names of 3 women hostages, who are going to be released, after a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas unveiled the names of 3 women in a telegram post.

According to the BBC, Romi Gonen (24 years old), Doron Steinbrecher (31), and Emily Damari (28) are the hostages to be released. Among the 3, Emily has dual citizenship of Israel and Britain.

Steinbrecher is a veterinary nurse, who was in her Kibbutz Kfar Aza’s apartment when Hamas attacked. Damari who holds dual Israel and British citizenship was taken hostage from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Gonen was ambushed, as she attempted to escape from the Supernova Festival.

Earlier, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would not take effect until Hamas provided a list of the hostages to be released.

According to the ceasefire agreement, the names of the hostages must be unveiled before 24 hours of the release.

Nepali version of the news