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Hamas Expected To Name Israeli Hostages It Will Free This Weekend

Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the United Nations' infrastructure agency, (UNOPS), said he witnessed an 'overwhelming volume of rubble' in Gaza  (Credit: AFP)

Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after days of uncertainty in which Israel threatened to scrap a nearly month-old Gaza ceasefire deal.

Israel warned Thursday that the Palestinian militants must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza, after Hamas said it would pause releases over apparent Israeli violations of the truce.

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