Israel-Hamas temporary cease-fire deal and hostage release to begin at 3 a.m. ET Thursday

Egypt's state-run Qahera TV channel is reporting Wednesday that the temporary cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect at 10 a.m. local time tomorrow, according to the Associated Press.

The deal will include the release of 50 hostages being held by the Palestinian terrorists, including three Americans, in exchange for a reported 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

The office of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the hostages will be released over a 4-day period.

"The release of every additional ten hostages will result in one additional day in the pause" of fighting, it added in a post on X.

"The Government of Israel, the IDF and the security services will continue the war in order to return home all of the hostages, complete the elimination of Hamas and ensure that there will be no new threat to the State of Israel from Gaza," the prime minister's office also said.