3 hostages set to be freed as part of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Three Israeli hostages will be freed today, a spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said yesterday.

Abu Obeida said on Telegram that Eli Sharabi, 52, Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56, would be released in exchanged for Palestinian prisoners.

Ben Ami and Sharabi were taken from Kibbutz Be’eri, a community near the Gaza border that was devastated during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks on Israel.

Levy was taken captive on the same day at the Nova music festival in Israel’s south.