Hamas said it will release Israeli hostages as initially planned after holding “positive” talks with mediators, according to a statement by the militant group on Thursday.

After a standoff between Hamas and Israel earlier this week, Hamas said it would release three hostages on Saturday as part of the ceasefire deal signed last month. Hamas says it will release three Israeli hostages on Saturday Israel says it has received a list of three names from Hamas Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are set to be freed as part of

CAIRO — Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.