The hostages, all men, have arrived back in Israel, where they will reunite with family and undergo medical checks.
The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
More than a year of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 43,000 people, Palestinian health officials say.
The area marked for evacuation includes the ancient Roman temple complex, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Israel has dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities and senior Hezbollah commanders.
Hezbollah began striking Israel almost immediately after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war.
At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday.
The U.S.-built pier to bring food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet. The United Nations is deciding if it can keep safely delivering supplies from the U.S. sea route to starving Palestinians.
Some 140 countries have already recognized a Palestinian state, but none of the major Western powers have done so.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it would recognize Israel or renounce its armed fight against it.