Five exchanges between the two sides have freed 21 hostages and 730 prisoners so far.
A spokesperson for militant group Hamas on Monday accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement between the two sides and has said the next hostage release, planned for Saturday, will be delayed.
Five exchanges have been carried out since the first stage of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire went into effect last month, freeing 21 hostages held by Hamas and over 730 Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel.
The next exchange, planned for Saturday, was set to see three additional Israeli hostages freed in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Abu Obeida, spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, accused Israel of systematically violating the ceasefire agreement over the past three weeks.
The resistance leadership has closely monitored the enemy’s violations and its failure to uphold the terms of the agreement, Abu Obeida said.
This includes delays in allowing displaced Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, targeting them with airstrikes and gunfire across various areas of the Strip, and failing to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid as agreed.
A subsequent announcement by the group called the planned postponement a “warning signal, and said the door remains open for the exchange to proceed as planned if Israel abides by its obligations.
Responding to the initial Hamas announcement, Israeli War Minister Israel Katz said the postponement was a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement, and instructed the Israeli military to be on the highest level of alert.
Meanwhile, an Israeli official speaking on condition of anonymity said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed forward a scheduled meeting of his Security Cabinet from Tuesday afternoon to the morning.
The group representing many of the families of hostages called on mediating countries to prevent the deal from falling through.
Recent evidence from those released, as well as the shocking conditions of the hostages released last Saturday, leaves no room for doubt.
Time is of the essence, and all hostages must be urgently rescued from this horrific situation, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum declared.
Euro News / ABC Flash Point News 2025.
Excellent! IzraHell thinks they’re above any laws. They can and will ph*ck themselves!
The Arabs never met the Ashkenazim before 1882 when the Ashkenazim began to arrive in Palestine claiming to be the Hebrews but looking completely alien to the region. The Ashkenazim were talking about their ridiculous story that they are descended from Abraham but today they are facing humiliation after DNA confirmed that the Ashkenazim are in fact 100% European! The Ashkenazim need to clear out of Palestine because they are detested by 98% of the people of the Middle East. Nobody in their own countries back home in Europe is preventing them from returning home. They remain in Palestine because… Read more »
Good. FAFO. It’s about damn time they addressed the multiple cease-fire violations by the Zionists. The fake imported Jews have precisely zero interest in peace, their “hostages”, rule of law, human rights, or common decency. They have no intention of extending the cease fire to the second phase. By their own filthy mouths, victory is defeating Hamas, getting back all the hostages, and making sure that Hamas never again returns to power. They’ve failed miserably on all three counts. Why give them anything, knowing that you’ll receive nothing in return? The Colonial Project 2.0 is eating itself up from the… Read more »
He just gave a Green Light to continue the Zionist Jews GENOCIDE of our Muslim brothers and sisters in Palestine!
Trump such a coward, immoral president, he forgot quickly that the vote of Muslims got him in the Jew-House.