Siegel is anticipated to be handed over on the Gaza Metropolis sea port afterward Saturday.
Bibas is the daddy of the 2 youngest hostages, child Kfir, solely 9 months previous when he was kidnapped by Hamas-led gunmen on Oct 7, 2023, and Ariel, who was 4 on the time of the cross-border assault.
Hamas mentioned in November 2023 that the boys and their mom Shiri, who was taken on the identical time, had been killed in an Israeli airstrike. There was no phrase on them since.
Israel is anticipated to switch 182 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, Hamas mentioned.
Saturday can also be anticipated to see the primary Palestinians travelling from Gaza to Egypt by means of the newly reopened Rafah crossing. It will likely be opened initially for 50 injured militants and 50 wounded civilians, together with the individuals escorting them, with an extra 100 individuals, almost definitely college students, most likely allowed by means of on humanitarian grounds.
Saturday’s handover noticed not one of the chaotic scenes that overshadowed an earlier transfer on Thursday, when Hamas guards struggled to protect hostages from a surging crowd in Gaza.
Kalderon and Bibas each briefly mounted a stage in Khan Younis, in entrance of a poster of Hamas figures together with Mohammad Deif, the previous navy commander whose death was confirmed by Hamas this week, earlier than being handed over to the Pink Cross officers.
Seventeen hostages, together with five Thais freed on Thursday, have now been launched in trade for 400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
