THE identities of four Israeli soldiers set to be released by Hamas tomorrow have been released.
The young female IDF soldiers will be freed after 477 harrowing days in captivity but there is still no sign of the two and five year old Bibas brothers.
Liri Albag (top left), Naama Levi (top right), Daniela Gilboa (bottom left), and Karina Ariev (bottom right) are set to be released on Saturday
SuppliedThe two and five year old Bibas twins, held in captivity, are yet to be released[/caption]
Karina Ariev, 20, Daniela Gilboa, 20, Naama Levi, 20, and Liri Elbag, 19, have been chosen to be part of the second hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas.
Their identities were released by senior Hamas officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed he has received these names.
They will be freed in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel.
The four women were snatched from the Nahal Oz military base in southern Israel during the deadly October 7 attack.
Horrifying footage at the time showed the four women among several who had their hands tied behind their backs, on the site overrun by Hamas captors.
The girls desperately begged for help as they were tormented by their kidnappers.
This list of names has reportedly violated the fragile ceasefire agreements between the two groups, according to The Times of Israel.
The rules of the agreement reportedly state female civilians should be released first, followed by female soldiers, then the elderly, and finally anyone who has been deemed extremely ill.
Liri had been working as a surveillance solder on the base for just three days before she was abducted.
Karina was also a surveillance soldier at the military site and was snatched in the early hours of October 7.
Daniela’s leg was wounded during her shock kidnapping, and she has appeared in multiple released Hamas videos, while in captivity.
Naama had been in the early stages of her IDF work when she was taken but her a video shows how horrific her abduction had been.
She was seen with a large bloodstain on the front of her grey joggers and multiple wounds on her body.
This follows the release of three hostages, which were taken and held in hell by Hamas, on Saturday 18 January.
One of the freed was Brit Emily Damari, who emotionally reunited with her mother after 471 agonising days apart.
Under the terms of the fragile ceasefire agreement, there will be two more sets of releases following tomorrows.
ReutersDaniela Gilboa, 20, is due to be released on Saturday[/caption]
XKarina Ariev, 20, is one of four female IDF soldiers to be released[/caption]
XNaama Levi, 20, was taken from the Nahal Oz military base on October 7[/caption]
XLiri Elbag, 19, had been working on the base for just three days when she had been abducted[/caption]
A total of 33 hostages, including 12 women and children, 10 men over 50, and 11 younger men, will be freed in a phased operation that culminates in the return of 14 hostages after six weeks.
FAMILY HEARTBREAK
Despite this, there has still been no sign of the youngest captives snatched and held by Hamas.
The family of the Bibas brothers recently revealed they have no idea if the young boys are dead or alive.
Ariel Bibas, five, and his brother Kfir, two, and their parents are on the list of hostages to be released in the first six-week phase of the ceasefire.
But relatives have received no information since the ceasefire began on Sunday – the day after Kfir’s second birthday.
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