A senior Palestinian terrorist spoke with the Hezbollah-friendly Lebanese outlet Al-Mayadeen today (Thursday) where he said that Hamas was set to free four female hostages, which may be civilian or soldiers, according to Roi Kais.
The source said that if Hamas frees three Israeli soldiers, the 90 Palestinian terrorists Israel has agreed to free would be among those who were sentenced to life for murder, and that they would be expelled to other countries outside Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip.
Israel is supposed to receive both a list of the hostages to be released this weekend and an overall list of the remaining hostages to be released in the first phase of the hostage deal - and their condition, living or dead - 24 hours before the exchange is set to take place.
Yesterday, the IDF identified a number of masked or armed terrorists approaching redeployed IDF forces within the Gaza Strip. In a number of instances, the IDF fired warning shots to drive them off. In another, they fired upon and eliminated a number of terrorists.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the current anti-Hamas operation in Jenin is part of an overall effort to strike at the Iranian axis wherever it presents itself - including Iran itself, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen - and Gaza, in a possible hint at future operations in the Strip.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich has also insisted repeatedly that the first phase of the hostage deal be the last one and that Israel renew the war with Hamas after the last hostage is freed. He even justified his decision to remain in the government despite his opposition to the deal on this basis.
Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi also ordered the army to prepare operational plans for continued fighting in Gaza and Lebanon if the ceasefire collapses.
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