DIRECT. Truce in Gaza: Israel received the names of the hostages, the ceasefire came into effect at 10:15 a.m. Paris time

Israel continues to carry out attacks in the Gaza Strip

The Israeli army carried out strikes on Sunday morning on the north of the Gaza Strip, after 06:30 GMT, the time at which a ceasefire with Hamas was due to come into force, noted an AFP journalist.

Present in Sderot, an Israeli town on the northern edge of Palestinian territory, the journalist saw several explosions and plumes of black smoke rise in the Beit Hanoun sector, after 07:00 GMT, 09:00 local time. Israel announced that the truce would not come into effect until it received from Hamas the list of the first hostages to be released under the ceasefire agreement.

The army “continues to carry out attacks right now in the Gaza Strip” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, his spokesperson, declared on television. “Hamas does not keep its commitments, and contrary to the agreement, the names of [premiers] hostages [devant être libérés dimanche] have not been transmitted to Israel at this time”, and “according to the Prime Minister’s directives, the ceasefire will not come into effect until Hamas fulfills its commitments”, he said. he added.