Hamas has named six Israeli hostages who are set to be released on Saturday. They are Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto. Mr Mengisto and Mr al-Sayed are civilians who entered Gaza a decade ago and have been held there since. The release is the final one in this phase of the Gaza truce deal. Israelis who survived being held prisoner in Gaza have been released in small groups since the first six-week phase began last month. Under the deal, Palestinians prisoners have also been released.

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