Three Israeli hostages — Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 20, and Gadi Moses, 80 — are expected to be returned. Five Thai hostages, who have not been named, are also slated to be freed. Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, 30 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been released for civilian hostages, and 50 for captive soldiers.

Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, the third such release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

Israeli authorities announced Wednesday that they had arrested 12 Palestinians in East Jerusalem for celebrating the release of prisoners over the weekend under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. The arrests were made late Tuesday following the circulation of videos earlier in the week,