Jerusalem: Preparations are underway in Gaza for the release of six Israeli hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian terrorists held in Israeli prisons. The six hostages are the last to be freed alive during the first phase of the deal with Hamas.
Eliya Cohen, aged 27 was abducted from the Nova Festival area in Re'im. Eliya an electronic and techno music lover was at the site together with his fiancee Ziv Aboud, her nephew Amit Ben Avida and his fiancee Karin Schwartzman. They hid in a shelter which turned into a death trap. Eliya was abducted and taken to Gaza, Ziv was wounded but escaped while Amit and Karin were killed.
