The Palestinian armed group Hamas has released the names of three hostages it says it will release on Saturday under the ceasefire deal with Israel. They are Israelis Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas released on Friday the names of three Israeli hostages that will be released on Saturday. The hostages are Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a post on his telegram channel.

Hamas wants to send the world the message that it is still in charge in the Gaza Strip. Its method: turning the release of hostages into a spectacle that Israel is powerless to stop. The pattern began about two weeks ago,