Israel has informed Hamas that it expects Arbel Yehud to be one of the four hostages who will be released on Saturday.
Yehud is one of the seven remaining women hostages awaiting release. However, she is reportedly not under Hamas captivity but is being held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Israel fears that Hamas may delay her release because of this.
🎗️🎗️🎗️Arbel Yehud, Nir Oz, 3 days before the Oct 7 massacre .
— Iris (@streetwize) October 21, 2024
This is Arbel's last video before her abduction to Gaza .
Arbel is held captive by Hamas in Gaza for 381 days together with her partner Ariel Cunio. The short video also accurately distills her radiant personality.… pic.twitter.com/1tWyGqAZP0
Hamas is bound to reveal the names of the four hostages on Friday, 24 hours before releasing them.Â
Another female civilian held by Hamas is Silberman Bibas, who was abducted along with her sons, Ariel Bibas, 5, and Kfir Bibas, 2. Her husband, Yarden Bibas, is also held in Gaza.
The remaining women hostages are soldiers, which include Agam Berger, Karina Ariev, Naama Levy, Danielle Gilboa and Liri Albag.
Hence, it is highly likely that the hostages being released on Saturday would include Yehud, Silberman and her two children.
In exchange of the each women civilian, Israel is expected to return 30 Palestinian security prisoners. For each female soldier, 50 Palestinians will be released, including 30 convicts serving life terms.
Last Sunday, three female civilians were released by Hamas, including Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher. In exchange, 90 Palestinians were released by Israel.
