Hamas postpon "until further notice" The hostage releases planned for Saturday

Chijioke Obinna

Hamas postpon "until further notice" The hostage releases planned for Saturday

Hamas will delay “until further notice” the hostage releases planned for this Saturday, considering that Israel is not complying with the commitments signed in the high -fire agreement, announced Monday the spokesman for the armed arm of the Palestinian group, Abú Obeida .

The spokesman for the Ezzeldín Al Qassam Brigades has accused the Israeli authorities of slowing down the return of the displaced people in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Continue to attack the civilian population and hinder the entry of aid, according to a message collected by the ‘Filaastin’ portal, linked to the organization.

Hamas has underlined his “commitment” to the agreement that entered into force on January 19, but conditions future gestures that Israel also assumes its part, so in principle Does not contemplate making a new hostage deliveryS-last Saturday released a group of three men in a delicate state of health. He claims even compensation for these cases breaches.

Saturday was the fifth exchange of hostages and prisoners between the parties since the agreement began to be applied, initially raised for six weeks and therefore pending renewal. The pending negotiations have been eclipsed partly by the plan launched by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to take control of the strip, at the expense even of expelling Palestinians.

In Gaza, meanwhile, local authorities continue to update the balance of victims of the offensive launched by Israel after the attacks of October 7, 2023 and that already adds more than 48,200 deathspart of which correspond to theoretically recent incidents.

Chijioke Obinna

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