The Palestinian equipped radical Hamas has released the names of 3 hostages it says it volition escaped connected Saturday nether the ceasefire woody with Israel.
They are Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65.
Mr Bibas is the begetter of Kfir, the youngest hostage who was 10 months aged erstwhile helium was kidnapped by Hamas. His woman Shiri and their different lad Ariel were besides captured.
The Israeli premier minister's bureau said Israel had received the database of hostages.
Israel volition merchandise different batch of Palestinian prisoners successful return.
It volition people the 4th specified speech of hostages for prisoners since the ceasefire came into effect connected 19 January.
Some 251 hostages were taken by Hamas erstwhile it attacked Israel connected 7 October 2023, sidesplitting astir 1,200 people.
The onslaught triggered a warfare which has devastated Gaza. Israel's 15-month subject violative killed 47,460 Palestinians successful the territory, according to Gaza's Hamas-run wellness ministry.