Three Israeli female hostages are being released as part of the first phase of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel
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DAMAGE. A drone view shows Palestinians walking at a street market, amid a ceasefire between Israel andu00a0Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025. Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Sunday, January 19, it would release three Israeli female hostages as part of the first phase of itsIsrael has not confirmed the names of the three women and may not do so until they are handed over after 4 pm , but the Hostages and Missing Families Forum did name them.Gonen, a dancer, was 23 when Hamas gunmen abducted her from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023.
HOSTAGE. Emily Damari, a British-Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, is pictured in this undated handout photo. Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/Handout/ReutersDamari, 28, is a British-Israeli who was abducted from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. She grew up in London and is a fan of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer team.
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