The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was suspended after Israel accused Hamas of failing to fulfill its obligations to release the hostages.
A long-awaited ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas has been suspended after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared at the last minute that it would not take effect until Palestinian Hamas provided a list of hostages to be released.
Hamas, “reaffirming its commitment” to the terms of the ceasefire, said in a statement that the delay in releasing the names of the hostages was due to “technical reasons.”
A statement from Netanyahu’s office, issued less than an hour before the ceasefire began at 8:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. in Poland – ed.), said he “has instructed the IDF (military) that the ceasefire the firing will only begin when Israel receives the list (names of hostages)”.
The first exchange was the release of three Israeli hostages in exchange for a group of Palestinian prisoners.
A ceasefire is looming in Gaza. Israel accuses Hamas of taking hostages
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was postponed because Hamas failed to fulfill its obligation to send Israel a list of hostages to be released on the first day.
In a brief televised address, Hagari said the government had ordered the army to delay implementation of the ceasefire and that the army remained free to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip until the agreement took effect.
As the IDF spokesperson emphasized, the military is fully prepared to implement a ceasefire that would open the way to a possible end to the 15-month war. At the same time, the military remains prepared to act if Hamas violates the terms of the agreement.
The ceasefire reached in Doha last week by mediators from Qatar, the United States and Egypt was due to come into effect on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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