Once the details are received, a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sets off in vehicles marked with the humanitarian organisation's logo to pick up the hostages in Gaza. Israeli military and medical personnel are also assembled at several different locations,

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

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