Hamas to release hostages as planned

On Thursday, Hamas said it would release the next group of Israeli hostages as planned. This continues to push towards resolving a major dispute that threatened the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said Egyptian and Qatari mediators confirmed they will works to "remove all hurdles," and it would implement the truce deal. The statement stated three more Israeli hostages would be freed Saturday. There was no immediate comment from Israel on Hamas? announcement.