Questions over Gaza ceasefire after Israel raises last-minute concerns

The ceasefire successful Gaza is successful uncertainty aft Israel said it would support connected warring until Hamas hands implicit a database of hostages to beryllium released.

Sunday greeting was expected to beryllium a reprieve aft 15 months of Israeli bombardments killed much than 46,000 Palestinians and turned Gaza into rubble.

The unit was expected to halt astatine 8.3am section clip contiguous aft a woody was agreed by Hamas and Israel connected Friday.

Hamas was to merchandise 3 hostages kidnapped connected October 7, 2023, portion Israel would merchandise Palestinian prisoners successful return.

But an hr before, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said helium had instructed the subject that the ceasefire ‘will not statesman until Israel has successful its possession the database of hostages to beryllium freed, which Hamas committed to provide’.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the military’s main spokesperson service ‘continues to attack, adjacent now, wrong the Gaza arena’ and volition proceed to bash truthful until a database his delivered arsenic agreed.

Hamas blames the hold connected ‘technical tract reasons’ and says it is committed to the ceasefire deal.

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