Netanyahu warned about this on Saturday, and he made good on the threat: the ceasefire will not take effect as long as the Islamist group does not release the list. Hamas assures that it remains committed to the agreement and that the delay is due to “technical reasons on the ground.”
The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which was supposed to take effect this Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (7:30 a.m. in the Basque Country), has been postponed until Hamas presents the list of the names of the three hostages to be released this afternoon. , the Israeli military confirmed.
In an appearance before Hebrew media, Israel’s chief military spokesman, Daniel Hagari, assured that Hamas has not yet given Israel the names of the three hostages, and that the army Gaza will continue to attack until it receives them.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office warned yesterday that Israel will not begin preparations to release Palestinian prisoners this Sunday, as agreed in the Gaza ceasefire agreement with Hamas, if the Islamist group changes the names of the three abductees are not disclosed. They should be released tomorrow.
“We will not proceed with the plan until we receive the list of hostages who will be released as agreed. Israel will not tolerate any violations of the agreement,” he said.
“The sole responsibility lies with Hamas,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office emphasized.
Israel’s Justice Ministry on Friday published the names of 95 Palestinians who will be released this Sunday in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza in return, in principle and according to sources close to the agreement, with the Israeli public broadcaster Kan, three Israeli hostages, all women, whose names the Israeli government still does not know.
In principle, Hamas would have to pass their names on to Qatari mediators, who would in turn pass them on to the head of Israel’s Foreign Intelligence Service (Mossad), David Barnea, so he can speak to the families, but Netanyahu’s office has indicated that he has not yet received any information about this.
Hamas assured this Sunday that it will adhere to the agreement and that the delay is due to that “technical reasons on site”without giving more details.
Ben Gvir’s party announced that it will withdraw from the Israeli government this Sunday in protest against the agreement
For their part, the three ministers of the Jewish Power Party, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, will resign this Sunday and leave the Israeli government in protest against the ceasefire reached with the Islamic Resistance movement. (Hamas).
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government could survive the departure of Jewish Power from the coalition, but not the resignation of the other major far-right party, the Religious Zionist Party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also opposed the deal .
Smotrich has accurately condemned the “terrible” deal the Israeli government reached with Hamas and warned that “I will not sit in a government that, God forbid, stops the war and does not continue until complete victory over Hamas is achieved.”
Relatives of hostages in Gaza ask Netanyahu not to resume war after 42 days
On the other hand, the relatives of the 98 hostages still in Gaza – four of whom were kidnapped years ago – this Saturday made an “urgent appeal” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to implement all phases of the to guarantee a ceasefire. Release all prisoners and do not resume the war after 42 days.
“We, the families of the 98 hostages, welcome the agreement aimed at bringing all hostages home. This represents significant and crucial progress that brings us closer to the moment when we will see all hostages return home,” he said Forum of Relatives of Hostages and Disappeared Persons.
According to the draft ceasefire, 33 hostages – young people under 19, over 50, sick people and women – will be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in a first phase, and only in a second phase will civilians and male soldiers are exchanged for Palestinians. .
Source: EITB
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