section_path: Ceasefire and hostage/prisoner exchanges/Fourth exchange (1 February)
section_name: Fourth exchange (1 February)
paragraph_text: Fourth exchange (1 February)
  
  On 31 January, Hamas announced that three mixed nationality civilians; French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon, American-Israeli Keith Siegel and Israeli-Argentine Yarden Bibas were to be released the next day. On 1 February, hostages Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were released by Hamas. Haitham Al-Hawajri, the local commander of the Shati camp battalion of Hamas oversaw the exchange. Later, the IDF acknowledged that Hawajri, whom they claimed that it assassinated in 2023, was not killed in its strike.
  
  183 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel, of whom seven were serving life sentences and were transferred to Egypt prior to their deportation. Among those released was Shadi Amouri, who was convicted of involvement in the Megiddo Junction bus bombing which killed 17 Israelis and injured 43.