The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

The talks on where to send the released terrorists are reportedly being conducted in full coordination with Jerusalem.

Hamas’ Qassam Brigades was present at the so-called Netzarim corridor to greet displaced Palestinians moving to northern Gaza. An NBC News team saw members of the group’s armed wing posing for photographs and handing out water to some of the thousands heading north.