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Hamas said the next hostage statement planned in Gaza on Saturday will be postponed “until further notice”, accusing Israel of having broken the ceasefire agreement.
Israel described postponement as a “complete violation of the ceasefire” and called on the Israeli army to prepare for “any possible scenario” in Gaza.
In an article on X, Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the Qassam brigades, Hamas, said that the transfer of prisoners “which was to be released next Saturday … will be postponed until further notice, and until the ‘Occupation undertakes and compensates for the rights of last weeks retroactively. »»
He added: “We affirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement as long as the occupation is arguing.”
Abu Obeida detailed various alleged violations of the agreement by Israel in the last three weeks, including “delaying the return of the displaced in the Northern Gaza Strip, targeting them with bombings and shots in various regions of the Strip, and not allowing the input of the entry of the entry of the input of the relief input in all their forms according to what has been agreed. »»
In response to the announcement of Hamas, the Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that he had asked the country’s soldiers to “prepare for the highest level of alert for any possible scenario in Gaza”.
The Minister of Defense described the postponement of Hamas as a “complete violation of the ceasefire agreement and the agreement to release the hostages”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently organizing consultations with his security management team, an Israeli official told CNN.
A meeting of the Political Security Cabinet initially scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, local time is also transferred in morning hours due to the announcement of Hamas that it postpones the next hostage version, said the official.
The families of hostages still held in Gaza have requested urgent assistance from the mediation countries to “help restore and implement” the cease-fire agreement.
The Monday declaration of the Family Forum hostage and disappeared did not specify with which nations the group was committed. The January hostage agreement was mainly mediated by the United States and Qatar.
“We are with the Israeli government and encourage the maintenance of the conditions which will ensure the continuation of the agreement, which leads to the safe return of our 76 brothers and sisters,” said the forum press release.
“The recent evidence of those released, as well as the shocking conditions of hostages published last Saturday, leave no room for doubt,” the statement continued. “Time is essence, and all hostages must be saved urgently from this horrible situation.”
Hamas and Israel have each accused the other of having violated their team of the agreement throughout the first phase of the agreement, which raises if the cease-fire which took more than 15 months is will hold.
Hamas released three hostages on Saturday in the last The exchange of hostages from a ceasefire entered into force on January 19.
In exchange, Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners, 18 of which served perpetuity sentences. The majority had been detained in Gaza since October 7 and had no public accusation against them.
Hamas has now published a total of 16 Israeli hostages as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, a total of 33 promised at intervals staggered during this stage. Eight of these 33 died, according to the Israeli government.
After the release of the three hostages on Saturday, Hamas and its allies still hold a total of 73 people taken in Israel on October 7, 2023, of 251 initially taken. Three additional hostages, detained in captivity since 2014, are still in Gaza.
Under an agreement signed in Qatar last month, negotiations to start a second phase were to start on Monday.
Earlier Monday, the Gaza Government Media Bureau managed by Hamas said ISRAEL had refused to allow the entry of shelter supplies specified in the cease-fire agreement
This is a story in development and will be updated.