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Sunday, January 19, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Israel confirms it received the names of three hostages slated to be released today
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
A man walks past pictures of hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, January 18, 2025 (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirms that Israel has officially received the list of hostages who are slated to be released today.
The PMO says that the security establishment is currently “checking the details.”
Gal Hirsch, the government’s point person on the return of the hostages, has began updating the families of the three female hostages expected to be returned to Israel today, the PMO says.
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