Hamas has announced that it will release four of the five female Israeli soldiers whose fight for freedom is defended by the Daily Mail.
Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, all twenty, and Liri Albag, 19, is expected to be released after fifteen nightmares in Gaza.
Cruel enough, Agam Berger, 20, was not on the list, so that the families were split up who ruthlessly campaigned together to bring them all home.
The Daily Mail emphasized their plight by publishing a powerful story in January last year with preliminary and replacement of the girls in captivity that was brought to the UN and The Hague.
And the list was also remarkable because of the absence of the female civilians, Arbel Yehud, 29, and Shiri Bibas, 30, as well as her sons KFIR, two, and Ariel, five, who should have been released earlier than female soldiers.
The Israeli army and representatives of the families called on commentators not to speculate about their status, since Israeli officials accused Hamas of violating the conditions of the deal.
Last night the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was and demanded why no citizens will be released. Civil servants warned that the continuation of the deal can be delayed.
Agam Berger's cousin Ashley Waxman Bakshi, 38, said the mail that the terror group used the release of the hostages to continue its 'psychological warfare' against the Israelis.
Israeli hostage Liri Albag, a soldier who was arrested during the deadly event of 7 October 2023 of her army base in southern Israel
Daniela Gilboa is one of the four female Israeli soldiers who are released on Saturday
Karina Ariev is one of the four female Israeli soldiers who were held hostage for fifteen months
“It is so cruel and malignant that the five girls are taken apart,” she said hours before the announcement that her family member would not be released today.
'It's just terrible, because we have done everything together for the past fifteen and a half months.
“It is really the highest level of malignant and psychological warfare they put on the families by tearing ourselves apart in this way.”
She spoke during a ceremony where Agams Mother Mayrav, 48, on Thursday prayed for the safe return of her daughter to Tel Aviv. Mrs. Berger, supported by her husband, Shlomi, 52, said in a prayer: “The return of our beloved daughters is approaching if God wants it. We count the minutes and wait with held breath for everyone's return. “
Mrs. Berger completed the prayer with the words: 'This country will not rest until all our hostages are at home. This is my promise. “
In the first phase agreement, in which 33 hostages are released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, it is stated that Hamas must let Israel know who will free it 24 hours in advance.
But the first week they were 18 hours late and they still did not indicate how many of those who will soon be released are still alive.
It means that the Israelis have to undergo a torturing wait every week to discover who is still alive and who will be released. Mrs. Waxman Bakshi compared it with some of the darkest days in Jewish history.
Naama Levy is one of the hostages currently being held in Gaza and will be released on Saturday
“It's just a terrible feeling that we went back to the days of the Holocaust, where we have lists that determine who will have which fate.”
Hamas should let Israel know today how many of the thirty hostages who are still in the first phase are still alive. But it is feared that they will not mention the names, but will only mention the number of living from each category – women, the elderly and the sick – to extend the suffering of the families.
It is hoped that Agam will be released next Saturday. She fulfilled the national service as an unarmed observer on the Nahal OZ base when she was captured together with Daniella, Naama, Karina and Liri.
The four women are released today in exchange for 200 Palestinians. Among them it is expected that the former Jenin chef of the Al-AQSA Martelarenbrigades, which was once on Israel's 'most wanted' list.
