Israel decided to release 183 Palestinian prisoners from its jails on Saturday, as part of the fifth phase of an exchange deal agreed upon between it and the Hamas organization. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's office, Israel received from Hamas through mediating countries the names of three hostages, who will be released from the Gaza sector on Saturday as part of the agreement on ending the fire in exchange for the hostages. "Three hostages, taken in the results of the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, are: Ohad Ben Ami, 56 years old, with dual citizenship of Israeli-American; Eli Shalabi, 52 years old; and Or Levi, 34 years old". According to Israeli sources, Ben Ami's wife was also taken on October 7, but she was released after 54 days of detention under the previous agreement on the release of hostages. This will be the fifth exchange of prisoners and hostages between Palestinian militants and Israel as part of the first stage of the agreement to end the fire. According to Xinhua agency, it is expected that Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday.
