Netanyahu states that the cease-fire will not commence until Israel obtains a list of prisoners to be released.
The agreement was scheduled to commence on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, evaluated the security situation regarding the delay in obtaining the list of hostages to be released on Sunday morning as per the cease-fire agreement with Hamas.
The IDF will continue to operate in Gaza until Hamas provides the list of hostages to be freed, as Netanyahu informed the IDF that the cease-fire will not begin until Israel has this information.
The agreement to go into effect on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time was contingent on Hamas providing a list of hostages. However, the cease-fire remains on hold as Israel awaits the release of the hostages.
The cease-fire deal announced last week is still in effect, according to Hamas, who explained the delay in providing names as a result of technical issues.
The Israeli Cabinet approved a cease-fire agreement in Gaza on Saturday morning, which would involve the release of numerous hostages and a halt to the ongoing conflict with Hamas, which began following the terror group's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Over the next six weeks, 33 hostages will be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, with the remaining hostages to be released in a second phase that will be negotiated during the first.
On the first day of the deal, Hamas agreed to release three female hostages. Four more hostages were freed on the seventh day, and the remaining 26 were released over the next five weeks.
Hamas will not release the remaining hostages unless there is a permanent cease-fire and a complete Israeli withdrawal.
This is the second cease-fire achieved during the war.
When the cease-fire starts, Gaza will likely experience an increase in humanitarian assistance.
The war in Gaza, lasting 15 months, began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the abduction of about 250 others. This led to Israeli military retaliation, and nearly 100 hostages remain captive in Gaza.
According to the Hamas-run government's local health officials, more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's offensive, with no distinction made between civilians and terrorists.
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