Hamas shifts hostage publication for breach of the contract by Israel
Hamas shifts hostage publication for breach of the contract by Israel
Hamas has announced that the next planned release of hostages that should take place on Saturday in the Gaza Strip will be postponed. The group accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement.
Hamas statements about the hostage -taking
in a post on x explained Abu Obeida, the spokesman for the Qassam brigades, the military arm of Hamas that the handover of the prisoners, which was intended for next Saturday, will be postponed until further notice. This happens, "until the occupying power is committed to the contractual obligations of the past few weeks and compensates for it."
reactions from Israel
The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz reacted to the announcement of Hamas and gave the command to the armed forces to prepare "for the highest degree of alarm for all possible scenario in Gaza". Katz described the step of Hamas as a "complete violation of the peace agreement and the deal for the release of the hostages."
political statements in Israel
The former Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, from the ranks of the right -wing extremists in Israel, called for a "massive attack offensive on Gaza". In an explanation on Monday, Ben Gvir said that the announcement of Hamas "requires a clearly defined reaction: a comprehensive attack on Gaza from the air and from the ground, supplemented by a complete stop of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, including electricity, fuel and water, as well as the bombing of aid packages that have already been delivered and are in possession of Hamas."
background of the conflict
Both Hamas and Israel accused each other of violations during the first phase of the agreement, which raises questions whether it will exist in January after more than 15 months. Last Saturday, Hamas released three hostages as part of an exchange that took place on January 19 after the ceasefire came into force.
Details about the hostages
In return, Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners, of whom 18 lifelong prison terms were served. Most of these prisoners have been detained in Gaza since October 7 and had no public charges against themselves. So far, Hamas has released a total of 16 Israeli hostages as part of the first phase of the Agreement, of a total of 33, which should be released at different intervals during this phase. According to the Israeli government, eight of these 33 hostages are dead.future negotiations and situation on site
After the release of the three hostages, Hamas and her allies still hold a total of 73 people who on the 7. October 2023 from Israel were kidnapped, while 251 people were kidnapped in the beginning. There are also three other hostages that have been captured since 2014 in Gaza.
Agreement signed in Katar in the last month should start negotiations to initiate a second phase on Monday.
On Monday, the Gazargung media office led by Hamas said that Israel had refused to allow the relief supplies defined in the ceasefire.
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