Israel and Hamas are due to exchange more captives and prisoners Saturday, but the backlash over President Donald Trump's proposal for a US Gaza takeover has cast doubt over the fragile truce's future.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office - wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Gaza - told AFP it was still "awaiting" the names of the hostages to be freed in the fifth hostage-prisoner exchange since the ceasefire came into effect on January 19. When asked specifically by AFP if the swap would take place, Omer Dostri, spokesman for Netanyahu's office said: "This the plan."
Netanyahu, who is in Washington, will "monitor this phase of the hostages' release from the control centre of the delegation in the US", the premier's office said in a separate statement.
An Israeli campaign group on Friday urged the government to stick with the Gaza truce, even as Trump's comments sparked uproar across the Middle East and beyond.
Since his declaration, Israel has ordered its military to prepare for the "voluntary" relocation of Gazans, while Hamas has rejected Trump's plans as "absolutely unacceptable".