Emily Damari, a 28-year-old British-Israeli woman, is among the first three hostages Hamas plans to release today as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
She was abducted during the 7 October Hamas attack when she was 'shot in the hand, injured by shrapnel in her leg, blindfolded, bundled into the back of her own car, and driven back to Gaza', according to her mother. The other two hostages are Romi Gonen, 24, and 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher. Hamas said on Sunday it had handed the names of the three women hostages over to mediators of the agreement.
30am local time, would not begin until Israel received the names. The deadline was missed and the ceasefire delayed after Hamas failed to issue the list of the hostages up for release today on time. They blamed technical issues for the delay. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News App.
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