The exchange is set to begin at 3 a.m. EST, according to sources. The names of the three hostages set to be released Thursday have been identified, according to the Hostage Center. American Keith Seigal is not on the list for Thursday's release.

Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all Israeli soldiers.

AM7 more hostages released, IDF saysSeven more hostages have been released on Thursday morning, according to a joint statement from the Israel Defense Forced and the Israel Security Agency."According to information communicated by the Red Cross,

The women are the first three hostages to be released under the newly implemented ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas

Gaza: Hamas movement announced today that it will release four female Israeli soldiers tomorrow, Saturday, as part of the prisoner exchange deal

In exchange, Israel freed 110 Palestinian prisoners. Their release was delayed because of chaos surrounding Thursday’s hostage handover in Gaza.

It succeeded in making its profile invisible while not gaining the release of a single hostage or providing them with any assistance.

The first hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023 were released Sunday morning, with 33 hostages expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Support from Americans has surged for the U.S. nonprofit that raises money for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that serves Palestinian refugees.

Photo: Alamy The first American-Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza is expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Keith Siegel, 65, was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023,

The militant group released the names of the next three hostages to be freed including 65-year-old Israeli-American Keith Siegel.