A four-day pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas entered the second day on Saturday with both sides expected to release more hostages and prisoners.

On Friday, the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas released 24 hostages, including 13 Israelis, as the pause in the conflict with Israel got underway.

Israel freed 39 Palestinian women and children who had been detained in prison in Israel.

The AFP news agency and other media outlets have quoted an Israeli official as saying that 14 Israeli hostages will likely be released on Saturday in exchange for 42 Palestinian detainees.

Israeli media say that authorities in Israel expect Hamas to begin the second round of hostage releases at 4 p.m. on Saturday, local time.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said on Friday that 137 trucks carrying relief supplies were offloaded in Gaza making it the biggest humanitarian convoy since October 7.

But it remains uncertain how many people will be able to get access to the goods.

Some Palestinian evacuees were seen returning to their homes to meet their families or collect personal items.

The Israeli military has been telling people taking shelter in southern Gaza not to return to northern areas.