Hamas announces names of hostages poised to be released

The armed wing of Hamas said it will free Israeli captives Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto on February 22nd, Asharq Al-Awsat via Reuters reported on February 21st.

Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto are two civilians who went to Gaza ten years ago and have been kept there since.

Hamas also said that it would consider the possibility of a mistake or the potential that human remains were mixed up due to Israeli airstrikes, after Israel’s military said a body released by the militant group on February 20th was not a body of any of the captives kept in Gaza.

Asharq Al-Awsat via Reuters