Hamas has named the next three Israeli hostages it plans to release in the fifth swap of the ceasefire deal in exchange for Palestinian hostages held in Israel.
An Israeli official confirmed the names received from Hamas were Eli Sharabi, 52, Ohad Ben Ami, 56, and Or Levy, 34.
The three men are due to be freed from Gaza on Saturday.
The announcement marks the progression of the ceasefire agreement, even as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discuss plans to forcibly transfer hundreds of thousands of Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.
Mr Sharabi was taken captive by the militants from Kibbutz Beeri, a communal farm that was one of the hardest hit in the Hamas attack.
His wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel, were killed by militants while hiding in their safe room.
And his brother, Yossi Sharabi, who lived next door, was killed in captivity.
The second of the hostages, Mr Ben Ami, a father of three, was taken with his wife Raz from Kibbutz Beeri, where he worked as the kibbutz accountant.
Pictured: Or Levy, 34, an Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the October 7, 2023, attack
Pictured: Ohad Ben Ami, 56, an Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the October 7, 2023, attack
Pictured: Eli Sharabi, 52, an Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the October 7, 2023, attack
However, Mrs Ben Ami was later released during the brief ceasefire period in November.
Mr Levy, a computer programmer, was pulled by the militants from a bomb shelter near the Nova music festival in southern Israel during the October 7 attack.
He had fled the scene to a nearby bomb shelter with his wife, Einav Levy, who was killed by Hamas.Their son Almog, a toddler, is currently under the care of his grandparents.
Eighteen hostages have been freed since the ceasefire began on January 19. Israel has released 383 prisoners in return. Hamas says another 183 are to be freed on Saturday.
