12.10.2025 16:10
The Israeli Government Spokesperson said, "The release of the hostages will begin early on Monday. We expect the simultaneous release of 20 hostages who are alive."
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Hamas announced that the hostages held in Gaza would begin to be released starting from Monday morning. Following this announcement, a statement was also made by the Israeli Government Spokesperson.
The Israeli Government Spokesperson stated, "The release of the hostages will begin early on Monday. We expect the release of 20 living hostages at this time. After the 20 hostages, we are ready to receive the bodies of 28 hostages. After the living 20 hostages and the 28 bodies are received, Palestinian prisoners will be released."
HAMAS: ISRAEL WILL ALSO RELEASE 2,000 PALESTINIANS
Hamas announced that the hostages held in the Gaza Strip would begin to be released starting from Monday morning. Osama Hamdan, a senior official of the organization, stated to AFP, "According to the signed agreement, the prisoner exchange is expected to start as planned on Monday morning."
As part of the first phase of the agreement, Hamas will release a total of 48 hostages, including 20 individuals believed to be alive. In return, Israel will release approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Hamdan noted that the final list of prisoners is still being negotiated. He also mentioned that Hamas militants on the ground have not yet informed the organization's leadership about the logistics of the hostages' release.
CEASEFIRE WENT INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 10
Following the ceasefire that went into effect in Gaza at 12:00 on October 10, Hamas is required to release Israeli hostages by 12:00 on October 13 (within 72 hours).
NETANYAHU: ISRAEL IS READY TO IMMEDIATELY RECEIVE ALL HOSTAGES
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that they are ready to immediately receive Israeli hostages as part of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza. According to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu met with the Coordinator for Prisoners and Missing Persons, Gal Hirsch. After the meeting, Netanyahu stated, "Israel is ready to immediately receive all hostages."
CEASEFIRE AND PRISONER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT IN GAZA
On October 9, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had approved the first phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza during ongoing negotiations in Egypt.
While the agreement was signed in Egypt, it went into effect in the early hours of October 10 with the approval of the Israeli government.
It was announced that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip came into effect at 12:00 on the same day after the Israeli army withdrew to the "yellow line" as specified in the agreement.
During the period from October 8, 2023, until the ceasefire agreement, 67,682 people lost their lives, and 170,033 people were injured in the attacks carried out by Israel on the Gaza Strip.
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