Israel says Gaza ceasefire delayed

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• Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza ceasefire will not go ahead until Hamas provides the names of the first hostages it plans to release

• In a statement, Hamas says the delay is due to "technical field reasons"

• According to the ceasefire agreement, names should be provided at least 24 hours before a planned exchange, which is supposed to happen sometime after 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) today

• The agreement was due to come into effect at 08:30 local time - here's how it's supposed to work

• Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages

• The attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive on Gaza, during which more than 46,800 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry

Hamas failing to meet obligations of ceasefire deal - IDF 

In a brief statement, Hagari says the Gaza ceasefire will not begin so long as Hamas fails to meet its "obligations", according to quotes reported by Reuters news agency.

As a reminder, the ceasefire agreement states names of hostages should be provided at least 24 hours before a planned exchange. Hamas says the reason for its delay is due to a "technical" issue.

It was a very brief update from Hagari, but we'll continue to bring you the latest on the situation in our next few posts.

Israel to continue military operations in Gaza

The ceasefire, due to come into effect a short while ago at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT), has been delayed until Hamas meets its obligations, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari just said.

The issue appears to be a failure by Hamas to provide the names of the three Israeli hostages it planned to release today.

Hagari also said the Israeli military would continue its military operations in Gaza until those obligations were met. – BBC News