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Hamas clarifies next release of hostages will take place on Saturday

By Emanuel Fabian 20 January 2025, 10:45 pm 3 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Hamas in an official statement says that the next hostage release will take place on Saturday, January 25, as initially scheduled.

The statement comes after a spokesperson for the terror group’s prisoners’ office claimed that the next hostage release would happen on Sunday, a day later than agreed.

Four hostages are set to be released this coming Saturday. Over the following four weeks, three hostages will be released each Saturday, until a final group of 14 on day 42 of the ceasefire.

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