
President Emmanuel Macron has announced that French-Israeli citizens Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi will be included in the first group of hostages to be freed by Hamas militants, following their ceasefire with Israel.
Macron's announcement on Friday came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that the release of hostages held in Gaza since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel is expected to begin on Sunday.