Israel at war day 501
- Six live hostages will be released on shabbos and four dead bodies of hostages will be releases Thursday in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and heavy equipment sent to Gaza.
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- Reports say the six hostages to be released are . Omer Shem Tov, Elia Cohen
Omar Wenkert, Tal Shoham,Abra Mengistu
Isham Shaaban
-Prime Minister Netanyahu is currently holding security consultations with several ministers and the top security establishment
-NYP reports Hamas says Kfir Bibas and Ariel, 2 and 5, and their mom are dead, and their bodies will be sent back to Israel this week. This has not been confirmed by israeli sources yet.
The Biebs family statement
"In recent hours, we have been shaken after the Hamas spokesman's announcement was made about the return of our Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir this coming Thursday as part of the movement to release kidnapped civilians. It is important for us to say that we are aware of the reports but have not yet received an official update on the matter."Until we receive certainty, our journey will not end. "We ask the media and the public to respect our privacy and not contact us on the subject."
- The IDF carried out a large controlled demolition near southern Lebanon's Kfar Shouba a short while, before withdrawing from the area, Lebanese media report.
- For the first time since the UNRWA law, the Jerusalem Municipality has entered the organization's Qalandiya compound beyond the security wall to confiscate it. The area is said to be state land that UNRWA has controlled since 1948. During the confiscation activity, Arab rioters rioted in the area, and IDF Border Guard soldiers dispersed the demonstrations.
- Israel Defense Minister Katz: "Starting today, the IDF will remain in the buffer zone in Lebanon at five controlled outposts and will continue to enforce any violation by Hezbollah - we are determined to provide full security to all northern communities."
- Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya: Hamas is ready to immediately enter into negotiations on the second phase - which will include a complete ceasefire, achieving a prolonged calm, a full withdrawal of IDF forces from the Gaza Strip and completing a hostages/prisoner exchange deal in the second phase at once
- Two days after release, ex-captive warns remaining hostages ‘don’t have any more time’ “I was there. I was in Hamas’s tunnels. My body endured this captivity, and I’m telling you the hostages do not have any more time,” a tearful Iair Horn said in a pre-recorded video screened to a crowd of around 2,000 people.