Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Sixth Gaza hostage-prisoner swap set to start

Hamas official says the militant group will launch 3 hostages at the moment

Hamas will free three hostages — Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn — at the moment, a spokesperson for the militant group stated Friday.

Abu Obaida, a spokesperson for Hamas’ army wing, Al Qassam Brigades, instructed NBC Information on Friday that Hamas will launch the three hostages in line with the phrases of the ceasefire deal it brokered with Israel on Jan. 19.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace confirmed that Israel had “acquired” the checklist of names from Hamas in an official assertion Friday.

Dekel-Chen, 36, is an American Israeli who refurbished previous buses into cell tech school rooms for underserved kids. He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, the place he was residing along with his spouse and their two daughters.