Israel is preparing to receive on Saturday four female soldiers held hostage by Hamas, an Israeli official and Israeli source familiar with the matter said. Hamas said earlier that it intends to release Karina Ariev,

The Hamas militant group has published the names of four hostages it says it will release the following day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack, according to Israel, with 94 still in Gaza