All four hostages are female Israeli soldiers. They are expected to be released Saturday in accordance with a ceasefire agreement with Israel that's halted fighting in the Gaza war since last weekend.

Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag will be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

The Palestinian militant group released three female Israeli hostages on January 19, when the ceasefire kicked in.

In the six-week first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has agreed to release 50 Palestinian prisoners for every female soldier released

Hamas has released the names of four female soldiers expected to be freed on Saturday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel.

Hamas' armed wing announced the release of four Israeli hostages under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The hostages, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag, will be freed the following day.

Hamas has named four hostages to be released on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. It says they are soldiers Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag. They will be freed in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

Hamas has named another four Israeli hostages it will release under the Israel-Gaza ceasefire agreement. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy - all aged 20 - and Liri Albag, 19, are expected to be freed on Saturday (local time).

The armed wing of Hamas disclosed the names on Friday of four Israeli hostages to be released the following day under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag will be the next hostages to go free,

Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag will be the next hostages to go free, the spokesman for the Izzeldeen al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, said.

The releases planned for Saturday will be the second such exchange forming part of a complex ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.