Hamas has named four female soldiers as the next hostages to be released on Saturday in what Israel claimed was a violation of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag, who were kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military base in the Oct 7 attacks, will be the second set of hostages to be released after three female Israeli civilians were set free last weekend.

Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, female civilians are to be freed first, followed by female soldiers, the elderly, and those with health conditions.

Naming four female soldiers, rather than civilians, also raises concerns about the condition of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas.