Israel to soon receive list of names of hostages that will be released: report

Israeli soldiers stand outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday. (AP/Victor R. Caivano)

The head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency and an Israel Defense Forces general tasked with handling abductions are visiting Qatar Wednesday to finalize details of how Hamas will release some of the hostages it is holding in the Gaza Strip, a report says.

During the visit, the Israeli delegation will be presented with the full list of hostages who are to be released as part of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal, according to Israel's N12 News.

The deal is set to go into effect Thursday morning at 10 a.m. local time.

While hostages are being released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel, there will be a 4-day pause in fighting.

That pause could go on longer if Hamas agrees to release more hostages, Israel says.