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Amal released 13 Israeli hostages late on the second day of a four-day truce, after a delay of several hours.

Four ties held by the Islamist group were also freed.

Hamas had held up the U.Slamist group were also freed. Hamas had held up the release claiming that Israel had reached the terms of the truce.

The OA trucks had reached Northern Gaza than agreed on a spokesperson said.

Israel denied breaking its word.

The captives are expected to be exchanged for 39 Palestinian prisoners.

A first set of 24 hostages and 39 prisoners were freed on Friday.

A container ship owned by an Israeli controlled company was reportedly hit by an Iranian drone on Friday, according to American officials.

The explosion damaged the Malta flagged vessel in the Indian Ocean, but no one was injured.

Earlier this week Yemen's Iran-backed Hutis seized an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea.

Israel called that an Iranian act of terror.

Ukrainian officials said Russia had carried out its largest drone attack of the war early on Saturday,

injuring five people in the capital of Kyiv.

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