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| Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire | Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire |
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| More than 250 people were taken hostage in Hamas's attack in 2023 | More than 250 people were taken hostage in Hamas's attack in 2023 |
| A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. | A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. |
| It is unclear how many of those named remain alive. All but two were captured during Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. | |
| The ages of those on the list range from just one year old to 86. It also includes children who Hamas previously said had been killed in an Israeli air strike. | |
| A number of hostages who Hamas says are sick are also on the list. | |
| The Israeli prime minister's office denied reports that Hamas had provided Israel with a list of hostages. | The Israeli prime minister's office denied reports that Hamas had provided Israel with a list of hostages. |
| "The list of hostages published in the media was not passed on to Israel by Hamas, but was originally passed from Israel to intermediaries as early as July 2024," it said. | |
| "To date, Israel has not received any confirmation or comment from Hamas regarding the status of the abductees on the list." | "To date, Israel has not received any confirmation or comment from Hamas regarding the status of the abductees on the list." |
| British Israeli Emily Damari, who was shot and taken from kibbutz Kfar Azar on 7 October, is among the names on the list. The 28-year-old is one of five civilian women named alongside five female surveillance soldiers. | |
| They include 19-year-old Liri Albag, who appeared in a video posted by Hamas at the weekend, in which she was seen urging her government to make a deal. | |
| Also on the list are two brothers - Kfir Bibas, a one-year-old approaching his second birthday, and 5-year-old Ariel - who were taken hostage along with their parents. Hamas has previously said the children were killed in an Israeli air strike. | |
| Two Israelis held in Gaza for around a decade are also among the 34 names. They are Hisham al-Sayed, a Bedouin Arab who was seized in 2015, and Ethiopian Israeli Avera Mengistu, who was reportedly suffering from mental health issues and was taken captive after crossing into Gaza a year earlier. | |
| The forgotten hostages held by Hamas for years | |
| Hamas's decision to release the names of hostages will be seen by some as an attempt to increase public pressure on the Israeli government. | Hamas's decision to release the names of hostages will be seen by some as an attempt to increase public pressure on the Israeli government. |
| Ceasefire negotiations resumed in Doha, Qatar, over the weekend, but the talks do not appear to have made significant progress yet. | Ceasefire negotiations resumed in Doha, Qatar, over the weekend, but the talks do not appear to have made significant progress yet. |
| A Hamas official told Reuters news agency any agreement to return Israeli hostages would depend on a deal for Israel to withdraw from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire or end to the war. | A Hamas official told Reuters news agency any agreement to return Israeli hostages would depend on a deal for Israel to withdraw from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire or end to the war. |
| "However, until now, the occupation continues to be obstinate over an agreement over the issues of the ceasefire and withdrawal, and has made no step forward," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. | "However, until now, the occupation continues to be obstinate over an agreement over the issues of the ceasefire and withdrawal, and has made no step forward," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. |
| Israel and Hamas have consistently accused each other of obstructing progress towards a ceasefire deal. | Israel and Hamas have consistently accused each other of obstructing progress towards a ceasefire deal. |
| US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Seoul on Monday that he was "confident that [a deal] will get its completion at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later", though he conceded it might happen after Joe Biden leaves office on 20 January. | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Seoul on Monday that he was "confident that [a deal] will get its completion at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later", though he conceded it might happen after Joe Biden leaves office on 20 January. |
| About 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken hostage in the unprecedented attack, which triggered a massive Israeli military campaign in Gaza. A hundred and five of the hostages were freed in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel in November 2023. Fifty other hostages have been released, rescued or their bodies recovered. | |
| At least 45,805 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's offensive, Gaza's health ministry says. | At least 45,805 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's offensive, Gaza's health ministry says. |
| Reports from the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry say Israeli air strikes killed more than 100 people there at the weekend. | |
| The Israeli military said on Sunday that its air force had attacked more than 100 "terrorist" sites across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, killing dozens of Hamas fighters. | The Israeli military said on Sunday that its air force had attacked more than 100 "terrorist" sites across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, killing dozens of Hamas fighters. |
| The names on the list of hostages provided by Hamas: | The names on the list of hostages provided by Hamas: |
| Romi Gonen (24); Emily Damari (28); Arbel Yehoud (29); Doron Steinbrecher (31); Ariel Bibas (5); Kfir Bibas (1); Shiri Silberman Bibas (33); Liri Albag (19); Karina Ariev (20); Agam Berger (20); Daniel Gilboa (20); Naama Levy (20); Ohad Ben-Ami (55); Gad Moshe Moses (80); Keith Shmuel Siegel (65); Offer Kaldaron (53); Eliyahu Sharabi (52); Itzhak Elgaret (69); Shlomo Mansur (86); Ohad Yahalomi (50); Yousef Yousef Alziadna (54); Oded Lifshitz (84); Tsachi Idan (50); Hisham al-Sayed (36); Yarden Bibas (35); Sagi Dekel Chen (36); Iair Horn (46); Omer Wenkert (23); Alexandre Troufanov (28); Eliya Cohen (27); Or Levy (34); Avera Mengistu (38); Tal Shoham (39); Omer Shem Tov (21). | Romi Gonen (24); Emily Damari (28); Arbel Yehoud (29); Doron Steinbrecher (31); Ariel Bibas (5); Kfir Bibas (1); Shiri Silberman Bibas (33); Liri Albag (19); Karina Ariev (20); Agam Berger (20); Daniel Gilboa (20); Naama Levy (20); Ohad Ben-Ami (55); Gad Moshe Moses (80); Keith Shmuel Siegel (65); Offer Kaldaron (53); Eliyahu Sharabi (52); Itzhak Elgaret (69); Shlomo Mansur (86); Ohad Yahalomi (50); Yousef Yousef Alziadna (54); Oded Lifshitz (84); Tsachi Idan (50); Hisham al-Sayed (36); Yarden Bibas (35); Sagi Dekel Chen (36); Iair Horn (46); Omer Wenkert (23); Alexandre Troufanov (28); Eliya Cohen (27); Or Levy (34); Avera Mengistu (38); Tal Shoham (39); Omer Shem Tov (21). |
| Additional reporting by Raffi Berg in London | |
| Women mourn relatives killed by Israeli bombardment outside the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on Sunday | Women mourn relatives killed by Israeli bombardment outside the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on Sunday |