Hamas's armed wing released the names of three Israeli captives to be freed on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner swap of the Gaza ceasefire.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed it had received the names of the captives to be freed on Saturday.
It has yet to officially release their names.
"All hostage families have been updated by military liaison officers with the names of the hostages expected to be released tomorrow," a statement from Netanyahu's office said.
"According to the agreement, these are three male hostages who are alive."
"Israel has received the list of hostages expected to be released from Hamas captivity tomorrow. A detailed response will be provided after reviewing the list and updating the families," the Prime Minister's office said in a statement on Friday.
An Israeli campaign group confirmed the names of the three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday, who include US and French dual nationals.
The Hostage and Missing Families said the three captives to be released are Yarden Bibas, Keith Seigel, who also has US citizenship, and Ofer Kalderon, who also has French nationality.
Palestinian militants have so far freed 15 hostages since the ceasefire took effect on January 19.
With AFP
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