Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday, after days of fears the fragile ceasefire deal between the group and Israel would not last. The names released by the terror group on Friday were Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentinian-Israeli Yair Horn, and US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen.

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK sees the Gaza ceasefire being undermined to the point of failure, not least because of the statements emanating from the White House. Husam Zomlot has told The National that he worries about what could come next,

Hamas had suspended the release of hostages after accusing Israel of breaching ceasefire obligations, including delaying the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza, carrying out strikes across the enclave and hindering the entry of humanitarian aid.