(UPDATE) JERUSALEM — Hamas was expected Friday to identify three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after days of uncertainty in which Israel threatened to scrap a nearly month-old Gaza ceasefire deal.
Israel warned Thursday that the Palestinian militants must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza, after Hamas said it would pause releases over apparent Israeli violations of the truce.
FREE OUR LOVED ONES Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, block Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest calling for their release, on Feb.13, 2025. AFP Photo