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Reuters

Hamas said on Monday it would next release hostages held in Gaza on Saturday, after an official with the Palestinian militant group had said they would be released a day later than expected.
Hamas is set to release the more than 90 hostages over the coming weeks as part of a complex ceasefire deal reached with Israel this month that could end the 15-month war in Gaza.
The militant group said in a statement that the next group of hostages would next be released on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and detainees who are held by Israel.
Earlier, Nahed Al-Fakhouri, head of the Hamas prisoners’ media office, had said the hostages would be released on Sunday. Hamas had been expected to release four Israeli hostages on Saturday, seven days after the ceasefire came into effect.


A senior Israeli official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, reacted to Al-Fakhouri’s statement by telling Reuters the deadline for the hostages to be released was Saturday.
This month, Israel and Hamas agreed to a three-phase ceasefire that could bring an end to the 15-month war in Gaza. The ceasefire came into effect on Sunday with Hamas releasing three Israeli hostages. Israel also released Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
The ceasefire accord outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and release of hostages taken by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.


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Palestinian Hamas militants hand over Doron Steinbrecher on Sunday. Photo: Reuters 

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Children were among those cheering in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, the day a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas was implemented. Photo: AFP

Displaced Palestinians cheer as they return to the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. Photo: via AFP

Protesters stand with portraits of Israeli hostages during a demonstration last year by families of those taken captive during the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Photo: AFP

The war in Gaza has devastated the enclave and killed tens of thousands of people. Photo: Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded a hostage list from Hamas before the ceasefire began. Photo: dpa

Families and supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the October 2023 attack by Hamas attend a Tel Aviv demonstration in support of the ceasefire deal on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

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Scenes in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as freed Palestinians arrive by bus. Photo: Reuters

Palestinian prisoners set free by Israel celebrate upon their arrival in the occupied West Bank town of Beitunia. Photo: AFP

Palestinian prisoner Baraah Fuqaha (right) being welcomed by relatives. Photo: AFP

The uncle of 17-year-old Palestinian prisoner Qassem Jaafra kisses his forehead. Photo: AFP

Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses and buildings in Jabilia in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Israelis Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher before they were handed over to the Red Cross on Sunday. Photo: Hamas Media Office via AFP 

A man sits on a lounge chair atop a heavily-damaged building in Jabilia in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Israelis in Tel Aviv celebrate the release of the three hostages. Photo: AP

Freed Palestinian prisoners inside a bus in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Reuters

Trucks loaded with aid wait to cross into Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Hamas fighters in Gaza escort a Red Cross vehicle to collect the Israeli hostages on Sunday. Photo: AFP

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Romi Gonen steps out of a van next to her mother Merav, left, before boarding a helicopter. Photo: AP

Romi Gonen and family members. Photo: GPO via AFP

Emily Damari with her mother Amanda. Photo: Israeli Army via AFP

Doron Steinbracher with her mother Simone. Photo: Israeli Army via AFP

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