In accordance with the truce deal, the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has now identified the three Israeli captives set for release on Saturday as Yair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Alexandre Sasha Troufanov.

In exchange, 369 Palestinians held in Israeli jails will be released.

Meanwhile, Israel has allowed the entry of some aid convoys, consisting mostly of humanitarian supplies.

According to Al Jazeera correspondent Tareq Abu Azzoum, heavy machinery and mobile houses are still obstructed from entering into Gaza, and remain at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border.