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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an assessment of the security situation over the delay in receiving the list of hostages expected to be released on Sunday morning as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
Netanyahu told the Israel Defense Forces that the ceasefire would not begin until Israel had the list of hostages expected to be released.
The agreement will take effect on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local timeand Hamas has said it would provide the list of hostages.
Hamas said the delay in providing the names was due to “technical field reasons” and added that it is committed to the ceasefire agreement announced last week.
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN THE CEASE FIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS GOES INTO EFFECT ON SUNDAY
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with the eradication of Hamas. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo)
Israel Cabinet approved the deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would include the release of dozens of hostages and pause the war with Hamas that began after the terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Jewish state.
The agreement would allow the release of 33 hostages over the next six weeks, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The remaining hostages will be released in a second phase that will be negotiated during the first.
Hamas agreed to release three female hostages on the first day of the agreement, four on the seventh day and the remaining 26 over the next five weeks.
A girl stops before a mural of female Israeli soldiers held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. In Hebrew it says, “look into their eyes.” (AP)
Hamas has said it will not release the remaining hostages without a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal.
This is the second ceasefire achieved during the war.
Gaza is expected to receive an increase in humanitarian aid when the ceasefire begins.
ISRAEL’S DEFENSE FORCES TO RECEIVE HOSTAGES ON SUNDAY WITH EQUIPPED TRAILERS AND COMFORT SUPPLIES
A wall covered with photographs of hostages held in the Gaza Strip after the deadly October 7 Hamas attack calling for the release of the hostages on January 17, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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The 15 months duration war in gaza It began when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and about 250 more were kidnapped, prompting military retaliation by Israeli forces. Nearly 100 hostages remain captive in Gaza.
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s offensive, according to local health officials in the Hamas-led government, who do not distinguish between civilians and terrorists.
