Hamas has released the names of three Israeli men it said it would free from Gaza on Saturday, in what will be the fifth round of exchanges under the ongoing ceasefire.

Hamas accused Israel on Friday of breaching their ceasefire accord and it delayed announcing the names of three more Israeli hostages due to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in the latest stage in a fragile deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza.

Hamas names the next 3 Israeli hostages to be released - Hamas has named the next three Israeli hostages it plans to release as part of the ceasefire deal

It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Edan Alexander, 19, from Tenafly, New Jersey. Four other Americans are believed to have been killed in captivity.

The three civilians will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the latest swap on Saturday.

Following an unexpected delay, Hamas on Friday released the names of the three latest hostages set to be released as part of the Palestinian militant group's cease-fire with Israel.

The delay had raised concerns about progress in the fragile cease-fire amid a dispute over the flow of humanitarian goods into the enclave.

Hamas has failed to publish the names of three male hostages scheduled for release tomorrow, violating the terms of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement. The agreement requires the militant group to provide an updated list to Israeli officials via mediators by 4:00 pm.

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