Three female hostages were set to be released from Gaza on Sunday — with the terror group supposed to have provided their names on Saturday, according to Israeli officials.

Hamas blamed the delay in getting a list across on "technical field reasons." It said in a statement that it is committed to the ceasefire deal announced last week.

Envoy Steve Witkoff, carrying a message from Donald Trump, broke through the impasse in long-futile cease-fire talks.

Israel will not proceed with the ceasefire deal until Hamas provides a list of hostages to be released, Netanyahu said. IDF is prepared for the hostages' release and has set up complexes near the Gaza border.

The cease-fire-for-hostage deal is scheduled to go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time Sunday, Qatari officials announced earlier Saturday.

Netanyahu's office said Thursday his Cabinet won't meet to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas backs down from what it called a "last minute crisis."

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an agreement with Hamas to pause the war in Gaza has been finalized, suggesting it’s on track to begin on Sunday.

Israel’s Prime Minister is treating the ceasefire as temporary and said the country retained the right to continue fighting if necessary.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will resume fighting if it needs to as he demands Hamas supply the names of three female hostages expected to be released. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports that Netanyahu said both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump played a role in bringing the ceasefire about.

The Israeli prime minister issued the warning to Hamas barely an hour before Sunday’s ceasefire was due to begin.

The first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was expected to start at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT).