The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have released the names of three hostages expected to be freed on Saturday.

Demonstrators hold signs and pictures of hostages, as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas protest demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv,

The Hamas militant group said Thursday it would release the next three Israeli hostages as planned this weekend in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, raising the prospect of resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas militants have named the next three Israeli male hostages to be released as part of a fragile ceasefire deal that had teetered in recent days amid a major dispute that raised the specter of fighting resuming in the devastated Gaza Strip.

Hamas had said it was going to delay the hostage release because Israel was not keeping up its side of the ceasefire agreement.