Hamas announces names of hostages to be released Saturday

This combination of pictures created Jan. 31, 2025 shows Israeli hostages Yarden Bibas, left, Ofer Kalderon and Keith Siegel, right, who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7. 2023. People watch as a truck loaded with humanitarian aid drives through a devastated street in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 30, 2025. Israeli armored vehicles take position behind a barrier at the entrance of the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun on Jan. 29, 2025.

The militant group Hamas has announced — and Israel has confirmed — the identity of the next three hostages to be released Saturday in the fourth such exchange between the sides under a ceasefire agreement to halt more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza.