An Israeli government spokesman, David Mencer, said on Monday that Hamas had provided a list indicating that 25 of the 33 hostages were alive and that eight had been killed. “The list from Hamas matches Israel’s intelligence,” Mr. Mencer added.

The Israeli hostages due to be released in Gaza on Thursday have been named by the Israeli Prime Minister’s office (PMO), which also confirmed that five Thai nationals will be freed.

A total of 200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have been freed under the terms of a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Seventy of them will be deported to countries in the region.

Israel has received a list of hostages who will be released on Thursday from Gaza, the Prime Minister's office said on Wednesday. The office did not provide further details. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

Eight of the remaining hostages set to be released by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel are dead, according to an Israeli government spokesperson.

Israel says eight of the remaining 26 hostages due to be released by Hamas during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal are dead. Government spokesman David Mencer told reporters that Israel had received a list from the Palestinian armed group overnight that provided information on the status of the hostages.

The family of the youngest hostages held in Gaza have said they are “holding on to hope” they are still alive after Hamas told Israel that eight of the 26 remaining hostages due to be released were dead.

The female Israeli hostages who were freed on Saturday disobeyed their Hamas captors and made victory poses during the hand-off ceremony to spoil the terrorists’ photo-op, one of their fathers revealed.