WSJ report: Egypt says it has received list of first 10 Israeli hostages to be released

A report in the Wall Street Journal cites an Egyptian official saying that Cairo has received a list of the 10 hostages held by Hamas who would be released first, amid ongoing delays in realizing a truce deal.

Qatar has promised an imminent update on the talks, after the deal was initially expected to take effect this morning and then delayed until at least tomorrow. All the hostages in question will be children and women, according to the terms.

According to the WSJ, one of the gaps in the negotiations is the fact that Israel had wanted the hostages to be handed first to the Red Cross and then transferred to Israel, while Hamas wants to give them straight to Egypt.

The report also says that Israel has demanded the Red Cross have access to the hostages still in Gaza, and Hamas has not agreed.