The entry into force of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, initially scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Sunday, has been delayed as Palestinian Hamas has not yet submitted the list of hostages to be released in the day as requested by Israel.
Hamas affirmed, in a statement, that it had every intention of respecting the agreement but acknowledged a delay “in providing the names of the hostages to be released”, and this “for technical reasons on the ground “.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “informed the army that the ceasefire scheduled to take effect at 8:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. in Switzerland) will not begin until Israel has a list of hostages expected to be released and that Hamas is committed to providing it,” according to a statement.
Warning from Benjamin Netanyahu
The agreement, reached by mediators on Wednesday, a few days before the inauguration of the new American president Donald Trump, fueled hopes for lasting peace despite another warning from Benjamin Netanyahu.
-The latter warned that it was “a provisional ceasefire” and that his country retained “the right to resume the war if necessary and with the support of the United States”.
Under the terms of the agreement, hostilities must cease and 33 Israeli hostages must be released, in a first phase spread over six weeks.
In exchange, Israel will release 737 Palestinian prisoners, according to the Israeli Ministry of Justice, with Egypt reporting “more than 1,890 Palestinian prisoners” to be released during this first phase.
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