Emily Hand, fourth from left, reunited with father Thomas
Emily Hand, fourth from left, reunited with father ThomasNo credit

Israel has received a list of the next group of hostages to be released from Hamas captivity. The release to take place over the course of Sunday night.

The Prime Minister's Office commented: "Security officials are currently checking the list of hostages, and light of the fact that yesterday, there were multiple violations of the agreement, including the decision to release the girl Hila Rotem and leave her mother in captivity."

Security officials have expressed their displeasure at the deliberate delays in the execution of the prisoner exchange deal and have clarified that they are not ready to allow such a thing to happen again.

Two groups of hostages have already been released, one on Friday night and one on Saturday night. Both were received by Red Cross representatives in Egypt and from there by Israeli forces for medical examinations and to be reunited with their families.