Who Are the Four Israeli Female Soldiers Set to Be Released by Hamas?

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Hamas is set to release four Israeli female soldiers on Saturday, marking the second round of the prisoner exchange under the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on Sunday.
Those set to be released are soldiers Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Danielle Gilboa, and Naama Levy according to a short statement on Friday by Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the military wing of Hamas.
The soldiers were all taken prisoner on October 7, 2023, during Hamas’s operation.
In the first phase of the deal, Hamas is expected to return a total of 33 Israeli captives. The exact number of Palestinians due to be released as part of the ceasefire deal is still unknown, with reported estimates ranging from approximately 1,000 to nearly 2,000.
In the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has agreed to release 50 Palestinian prisoners for every female soldier freed, officials have said.
That suggests that 200 Palestinian prisoners would be released this weekend in return for the four Israeli soldiers.
The ceasefire deal is set to roll out in three phases and includes sending in many more humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza to alleviate the disaster in the enclave.
The first stage will last for six weeks as Israeli forces pull out of parts of Gaza.
Here’s everything you need to know about the four Israeli soldiers:
Ariev, 20, was serving at the Nahal Oz army base, about 1km (0.6 miles) from the boundary with Gaza when she was taken prisoner.
Gilboa, 20, was also at the Nahal Oz base. Gilboa featured in a video released by Hamas in July, appealing to the Israeli occupation government to bring her and the other captives back.
Levy, 19 at the time of her capture and now 20, had just begun her military service when the Hamas operation took place, the BBC quoted her mother as saying. Hours after her capture, she appeared in a Hamas video that showed her being bundled into a Jeep.
Albag, 19, was serving as an army lookout at the Nahal Oz base. Albag was later identified in a Telegram video of captives published by Hamas.