Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thai nationals, would be freed this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had received a list from Hamas of eight hostages to be freed on Thursday, including the Thais, and another three, all men, to be released on Saturday.

The announcement came shortly after Hamas officials had accused Israel of delaying aid deliveries to Gaza and jeopardising the agreement.

The truce hinges on the release of Israeli hostages taken during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, in exchange for 1,900 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.

Hamas has so far released seven hostages, with 290 prisoners freed in exchange.

"Israel received the list of hostages who are supposed to be released from Hamas captivity tomorrow," the Israeli premier's office said.

Israel said a total of eight hostages, three Israelis and five Thais, were to be freed from Gaza on Thursday.

It named the three Israelis as Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses.

The Moses family said in a statement that it had "received with great excitement the wonderful news of our beloved Gadi's return".

Since a ceasefire in the war in Gaza took effect on January 19, truckloads of........

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