On Sunday, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari accused the Hamas movement of “not fulfilling its obligations to send a list of the names of the hostages who will be released to Israel,” stressing that the ceasefire agreement “will not enter into force as long as (Hamas) It does not fulfill its obligations.” The spokesman said in a televised speech that coincided with the entry into force of the ceasefire at 6:30 GMT (8:30 local time) according to the agreement reached this week. Al-Madi said, “Israel will continue attacks as long as Hamas does not respond to the demands,” and added, “The Israeli army is fully prepared to implement the ceasefire agreement and is prepared to respond if (Hamas) violates the terms.”
For its part, the Hamas movement confirmed earlier today its commitment to the ceasefire, explaining that the delay in announcing the names of the released hostages was due to technical and field reasons.
According to the Reuters news agency, the movement said in a statement: “Hamas confirms its commitment to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, and indicates that the delivery of the names that will be released in the first batch has been delayed for field technical reasons.”
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had confirmed that the ceasefire would not begin on the scheduled date unless Hamas provided a list of the names of the hostages.
Netanyahu's office said in a statement to Agence France-Presse: “The Prime Minister issued instructions to the Israeli army that the ceasefire, which was supposed to take effect at 8:30 (Jerusalem time), will not begin until Israel obtains On the list of hostages that Hamas pledged to provide.”
Netanyahu warned late Saturday that the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for hostages on Sunday would not take place unless a list of the names of the hostages was presented. He added that Israel reserves the right to resume the war “if necessary” with the support of the United States, stressing that a ceasefire The current fire is “temporary”.