After 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip, Israel announced on Sunday the entry into force of the ceasefire with Hamas, with nearly three hours of delay linked to the publication by Hamas of the names of the hostages to be released during the day. This list of hostages was subsequently published. It includes three young Israeli women: Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Shatanbar Khir.
The armed wing of Hamas published on Sunday a list of three Israeli hostages which it said should be released the same day as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Islamist movement. “The al-Qassam Brigades decided to release the following Israeli prisoners today, Sunday January 19, 2025:indicates the armed wing of Hamas by publishing the names of three young women kidnapped on October 7, 2023.
They are Romi Gonen (24 years old), Emily Damari (28 years old) and Doron Shatanbar Khir (31 years old). The Families Forum has confirmed the names of the three female hostages who will be released on Sunday. The entry into force of the truce, initially scheduled for 7:30 a.m. (Belgian time), was delayed, with Israel demanding to receive this list before implementing the agreement.
Under the terms of the agreement, hostilities must cease and 33 Israeli hostages must be released in a first phase spread over six weeks. Two Franco-Israelis, Ofer Kalderon, 54, and Ohad Yahalomi, 50, are among them, according to Paris. In exchange, Israel must release 737 Palestinian prisoners, with Egypt reporting for its part “more than 1,890” of them to be released during the first phase.
Romi, a 24-year-old festival-goer, injured by bullets
Romi (sometimes spelled Romy) Gonen, was captured during the Nova Festival on October 7, 2023. According to the newspaper Le Soir, she had managed to telephone her mother when she tried to escape. She was injured then.They shot me mom”, she told him. His sister, Yarden, participated several times in conferences to try to obtain Romi’s release.
Emily Damari, 28, was also injured
-Emily Damari was kidnapped after the attack on Kibbutz Kfar Azzar. She was also injured: a bullet in her hand and shrapnel in her legs. The young woman is Israeli-British. According to her mother, Mandy, Emily was taken blindfolded in her own car to be driven to Gaza.
Doron Steinbrecher, veterinary nurse, kidnapped from her home
Doron Steinbrecher was also kidnapped in the kibbutz of Kfar Azzar. According to her mother, she was hiding under her bed when Hamas captured her. “They took me, they took me”the hostage repeated to his mother by telephone, according to the latter’s testimony in the Financial Times. This hostage requires the administration of specific medical care. A few months ago, Hamas released a video of her speaking in front of a tunnel accompanied by other hostages.
Palestinians return to devastated Gaza
At midday, thousands of people arrived in Jabalia from Gaza City, in the north of the Palestinian territory. Hostile to the truce agreement, the party of Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir (far-right) announced that it was leaving the coalition of Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government still retains a narrow majority in Parliament.
Israeli army ‘fully prepared’
“We will not stop the war until everyone goes home”declares Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz during his visit to the hostage reception center in Re’im, in southern Israel. He also assures that the Israeli army is “fully prepared to receive” the three female hostages who will be released on the first day of ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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