{"id":15115,"date":"2025-02-14T09:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T07:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=15115"},"modified":"2025-02-14T10:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:38:20","slug":"hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostage Deal Back on Track: 17 More Israelis to Be Freed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hostage release deal continues, with 76 hostages still in Hamas captivity. As part of the current phase of the agreement, 17 hostages are expected to be released soon. Today (Friday), Hamas is expected to provide Israel with the names of the next three hostages set for release on Saturday under the terms of the deal brokered by mediators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17 More Hostages Set for Release<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among those included in this phase of the deal are Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, with IDF officials expressing deep concerns about their fate. In addition to the Bibas family, five elderly male hostages are set for release in the coming weeks: Itzik Algart, the late Shlomo Mansour, Ohad Yahalomi, Oded Lifshitz, and Tzachi Idan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 33 Hostages Included in First Part of the Deal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15118\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15118\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hostages.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hostages.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hostages-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hostages-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hostages-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/hostages-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Government Press Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also included in this stage of the deal are Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, both of whom were kidnapped years before the current war and are expected to be freed by the conclusion of this phase. However, officials confirmed that eight of the 17 hostages scheduled for release are deceased, and their remains will be returned to Israel after their fate was clarified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20 Hostages Released So Far in This Stage<\/strong><br \/>\nThus far, 20 hostages have been freed under the current deal, including both civilians and female soldiers. Among the first to return home were Romi Gonen, Emily Tehila Damari, and Doron Steinbacher, who were abducted on October 7.<\/p>\n<p>Following their release, four female IDF observers from Nahal Oz outpost were also freed: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15119\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15119\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liri-and-Parents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liri-and-Parents.jpg 624w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Liri-and-Parents-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liri Albag Reunites with Her Parents | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Subsequent releases included Arbel Yehud, Gadi Moses, and Agam Berger, along with five Thai nationals. Later, Ofer Calderon, Yarden Bibas, and Keith Siegel were also freed. The most recent phase saw the return of Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy, all suffering from severe malnutrition, sparking public outrage and comparisons to the horrors of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>Later today, Hamas is expected to provide the names of the next three hostages scheduled for release on Saturday. This marks another step forward in the deal, with a total of 17 hostages slated for release in the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas expected to release names of three hostages scheduled for Saturday release | 76 hostages still held by the terror group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":15116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276,6],"tags":[1476,1477,2631,1475],"class_list":["post-15115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-security","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-hostage-release","tag-idf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hostage Deal Back on Track: 17 More Israelis to Be Freed - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hostage Deal Back on Track: 17 More Israelis to Be Freed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hamas expected to release names of three hostages scheduled for Saturday release | 76 hostages still held by the terror group.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-14T07:58:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-14T08:38:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/emily-back.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1201\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"Hostage Deal Back on Track: 17 More Israelis to Be Freed\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-14T07:58:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-14T08:38:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/\"},\"wordCount\":393,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/emily-back.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gaza\",\"Hamas\",\"Hostage Release\",\"IDF\"],\"articleSection\":[\"PEOPLE\",\"SECURITY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hostage-deal-back-on-track-17-more-israelis-to-be-freed\/\",\"name\":\"Hostage Deal Back on Track: 17 More Israelis to Be Freed - 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