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Jerusalem, Feb 21 (EFE).- Hamas’s armed wing Friday said it will release six Israeli hostages, despite escalating tensions following the handover of a misidentified body the previous day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hostages, Eliya Maimon Yitzhak Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkrat, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, and Hisham al Sayed, were named in a statement by Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida to be freed on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, Hamas handed over a body to the Red Cross, which was believed to be that of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas. However, Israeli authorities later confirmed the remains did not match hers. EFE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jerusalem, Feb 21 (EFE).- Hamas’s armed wing Friday said it will release six Israeli hostages, despite escalating tensions following the handover of a misidentified body the previous day. The hostages, Eliya Maimon Yitzhak Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkrat, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, and Hisham al Sayed, were named in a statement by Hamas spokesperson … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198164071,"featured_media":1688570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[122140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1688569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGaza Truce Wobbles: 6 Hostages to Be Freed Amid Dispute EFE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As Hamas prepares to release 6 hostages, a prisoner swap crisis erupts, clouding the future of the Gaza truce.#GazaTruce #HostageCrisis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hamas to release 6 Israeli hostages as prisoner swap crisis clouds Gaza truce - 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