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ReutersHamas named four hostages to be released on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal.
It says they are soldiers Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albagh.
They will be released in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
It will be the second such exchange since the truce took effect last Sunday. Three hostages and 90 prisoners were released in the first swap.
The ceasefire halted the war that began when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. About 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken back to Gaza as hostages.
More than 47,200 Palestinians, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s offensive, Gaza’s health ministry says.
Hamas is also expected to provide information on the remaining 26 hostages due to be released in the next five weeks.
This includes the Bibas family – two parents and two children, one of whom, Kfir, was 10 months old when he was captured and is the youngest hostage. It is unclear whether this information will include the names or simply the number of hostages alive or dead.
The prisoners who will be released are of a more serious category than those released in the first exchange. They will include those who have killed, some of whom are serving sentences of more than 15 years.
Israel insisted that no one involved in the October 7 attacks would be released.
Ariev, Gilboa, Levi and Albagh were seized at the Nahal Oz military base, which was overrun by Hamas gunners. The footage showed them among a group of women with their hands tied behind their backs. They were seen begging for help while being taunted by their captors.
The women were part of a unit that surveyed the Israel-Gaza border.
Three weeks ago, Hamas released a video of 19-year-old Albagh calling on the Israeli government to reach a deal.
The ceasefire came after months of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas led by the US, Qatar and Egypt.
It will be implemented in three stages, with the second stage due to start six weeks into the ceasefire. About 1,900 Palestinian prisoners will be released in the first phase in exchange for 33 hostages. Israeli forces will also begin withdrawing from positions in Gaza, and hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians will be able to return to areas from which they fled or were forced.
The ceasefire aims to bring a permanent end to the war in Gaza.
Ninety-one hostages taken on October 7, 2023 are still being held in Gaza. Fifty-seven of them are believed by Israel to still be alive. Another three – two of whom are living – have been going on for a decade or more.
