Eight hostages – three Israeli and five Thai – are set to be released from Gaza on Thursday.
• The three Israelis are Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. The names of the five Thai citizens have not been made public.
Five Thai nationals abducted on October 7 are also due to be released. Israeli is also expected to release 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday.Arbel Yehoud was kidnapped from her home in the Nir Oz kibbutz, along with her partner Ariel Cunio, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum said on Wednesday.The kibbutz was among the hardest hit communities targeted by Hamas in the attacks of October 7, 2023, with more than a quarter of its population of 400 being either killed or kidnapped.
Moses’ family said Wednesday they had “received with great excitement the wonderful news of our beloved Gadi’s return to us tomorrow,” thanking “the people of Israel for their embrace and support.” “UNRWA must halt its activities and vacate all its facilities in Jerusalem,” Israel’s ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told UN Security Council members on Tuesday., one barring UNRWA from operations within Israel, and another prohibiting Israeli authorities from any contact with UNRWA. The agency is a critical lifeline for millions of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, including in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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