Palestinian militant groups in Gaza have said they will release three hostages tomorrow, in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire with Israel.
They have been named by Hamas as Iair Horn, US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov.
The announcement, after days of uncertainty about whether the ceasefire reached last month would hold, follows intense efforts by Egyptian and Qatari mediators to keep the agreement on track.
A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that Israel accepted the list.
Hamas had threatened not to release more hostages after it accused Israel of violating the terms of the ceasefire by blocking aid from entering Gaza, drawing threats of a resumption of fighting from the Israeli government.
The militant group agreed last month to hand over 33 Israeli hostages, including women, children and older men, in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees while Israeli forces would pull back from some of their positions in Gaza.
The truce was intended to open the way for a second phase of negotiations to return remaining hostages and complete the withdrawal of Israel before a final end to the war and the rebuilding of Gaza.
Doubts about whether the deal would hold grew sharply after US President Donald Trump called for Palestinians to be moved permanently out of Gaza and for the territory to be turned over to the United States to be redeveloped.
The releases of Israeli hostages have brought much-needed relief to families on both sides of the war.
But the emaciated state of the captives freed last week sparked anger in Israel and beyond.
The Red Cross expressed concern for those still being held in Gaza.
"The latest release operations reinforce the urgent need for ICRC access to those held hostage," the International Committee of the Red Cross, which has facilitated the exchanges, said in a statement.
"We remain very concerned about the conditions of the hostages."
Following Hamas's handover ceremony, during which the captives were forced to speak, the ICRC appealed for a more private and dignified handover this time round.
'Hopeful' hostages will be released - former Israeli PM
A former prime minister of Israel said that he is "not confident" but "hopeful" that the hostages will be released tomorrow.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Ehud Olmert added he does not believe the current leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, wants to end the war.
"It looks very obvious that Hamas will agree to have an agreement that will release all the Israeli hostages on the basis of ending the war and planned Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
"Then there is a likelihood that Hamas will release all of the hostages, alive and dead.
"What is the chance that the Israeli Prime Minister will play this game? I doubt it very much."
He added that Mr Netanyahu is "knowingly" risking the lives of the remaining hostages.
"He is considered to be the greatest failure in the history of the State of Israel," Mr Olmert added.
After 15 months of fighting, Gaza lies largely in ruins and it remains unclear how it will be rebuilt.
Israel invaded the coastal enclave after Hamas-led gunmen attacked communities in Israel on 7 October 2023, killing 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, and taking more than 250 as hostages.
More than 48,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza, according to Palestinian health ministry figures.
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