Israel Netanyahu: Hamas has not yet handed over hostage list

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18.1.2025 - 19:43

ARCHIVE - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool European Pressphoto Agency/AP/dpa
ARCHIVE - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool European Pressphoto Agency/AP/dpa
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Shortly before the planned start of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, there are new problems between the warring parties. According to Israeli sources, the Islamist Hamas has not yet provided a list of the names of the three hostages who are due to be released on Sunday. "Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement", declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Without the list of names, Israel would not continue to implement the agreement, he warned.

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Hamas sources said that the organization would submit the list with the names of the three hostages in the coming hours.

According to the agreement, Hamas must inform Israel 24 hours in advance of the names of the hostages to be released. According to Israeli media, three civilian women kidnapped from Israel are to be released first. According to reports, Hamas should have handed over the list at 4 p.m. local time (3 p.m. CET). According to the Israeli news website "Ynet", the release of the first hostages was planned for Sunday at 15:00 CET.