First three hostages to be released identified

Hamas says it will free three women on Sunday, including a dual British-Israeli citizen, a dual Romanian-Israeli citizen, and a young Israeli woman who was shot and wounded during the Supernova music festival.

By World Israel News Staff

The Hamas terror organization on Sunday revealed the names of the three hostages slated to be released during the first day of the ceasefire with Israel.

After hours of delays, Israel announced that the ceasefire went into effect at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, after originally having been slated to begin at 8:30 a.m.

The ceasefire was delayed after Hamas failed to hand over a list of the first three hostages set to be released.

Under the terms of last week’s truce agreement, Hamas is required to notify Israel at least 24 hours in advance of the identities of the hostages set for release.

With the first three hostages set to be released at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the list was required by 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

Israel repeatedly warned Saturday night and Sunday morning that it would not implement the ceasefire until the list was received.

IDF artillery and warplanes struck Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip Sunday morning, after the 8:30 deadline for beginning the ceasefire.

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claimed that 13 people were killed and dozens more injured in the strikes.

At 10:24 a.m., a Hamas spokesman finally published the list of hostages set to be released Sunday.

The list includes Emily Damari, 28, Romi Gonen, 24, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31.

Gonen was shot and wounded on the morning of October 7th while she attended the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im.

After she was wounded, Gonen was taken captive by Hamas terrorists and carried off into the Gaza Strip. Gonen was on the phone with her mother when she was shot.

Steinbrecher and Damari are both residents of the border town of Kfar Aza. They were seized by Hamas terrorists who overran their town and taken captive into the Gaza Strip.

Damari, a dual British-Israeli citizen, suffered multiple wounds during the terrorist attack on her home. She was shot in the hand and suffered shrapnel wounds to one of her legs.

Steinbrecher, who carries both Romanian and Israeli citizenship, was hiding under her bed when terrorists broke into her house and took her into captivity.