The militant group Hamas says it will free three Israeli hostages as planned this weekend. That's a reversal of its previous announcement and it raises the prospect of resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas said it would carry out the ceasefire agreement “according to the specified timetable,” reversing a vow to delay prisoner releases over alleged Israeli violations.

Israel’s defense minister says “all hell will break loose” if Hamas does not release three hostages as planned this weekend