People walk near a poster depicting a hostage Eliya Cohen, at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
People walk near a poster depicting a hostage Eliya Cohen, at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
A person walks near a poster showing a hostage Omer Shem Tov at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
A person walks near a poster showing a hostage Omer Shem Tov at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Mor Korngold, brother of Tal Shoham, an Israeli hostage kidnapped on the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, speaks next to other relatives, friends and supporters during a rally calling for the hostages' release, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, outside the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
Mor Korngold, brother of Tal Shoham, an Israeli hostage kidnapped on the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, speaks next to other relatives, friends and supporters during a rally calling for the hostages' release, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, outside the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
People walk near a poster depicting a hostage Omer Wenkert, at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
People walk near a poster depicting a hostage Omer Wenkert, at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Hisham Al-Sayed, who crossed over into Gaza independently around a decade ago and have been held since then in Gaza, is pictured in this undated handout photo. Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Hisham Al-Sayed, who crossed over into Gaza independently around a decade ago and have been held since then in Gaza, is pictured in this undated handout photo. Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Avera Mengisto, who crossed over into Gaza independently around a decade ago and have been held since then in Gaza, is pictured in this undated handout photo. Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Avera Mengisto, who crossed over into Gaza independently around a decade ago and have been held since then in Gaza, is pictured in this undated handout photo. Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Hamas names six hostages it will release on Saturday

February 21st, 2025 | 10:54 AM WORLD Middle East 1

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By Reuters

The armed wing of militant group Hamas said on Friday it will release Israeli hostages Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto on Saturday.

Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto are civilians, who entered Gaza a decade ago and have been held there since.

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