The Palestinian movement "Hamas" will hand over to mediators on Friday lists of hostages that the radicals intend to release on Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. This was reported by the N12 television channel, citing Israeli sources.
The first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip began on January 19 at 11:15 local time after a delay of about 3 hours, caused by the fact that "Hamas" did not have time to hand over to mediators the names of the hostages released today.
N12 notes that "Hamas" has handed over the list of names of the first three hostages released under the deal 18 hours late. As a result, the ceasefire, which was supposed to start on January 19 at 09:30 Moscow time, came into effect only at 12:15 Moscow time, the TV channel said.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, speaking at a press conference after the ceasefire agreement came into effect, noted that “according to the plan, Hamas was supposed to announce the names of the first kidnapped women to be released yesterday (January 18) at 16:00.” “They didn't do it and violated the agreement before they even started.” the ceasefire, he added. "This is a continuation of the mistreatment of the abductees and their families," Saar said.
According to the head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the agreement to release the hostages "implies that Israel will have to pay a high price." "Releasing terrorists from prison is a high price and involves risks," he explained, adding that "one of the goals of the war is to free" the terrorists. Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
On January 15, the head of government and foreign minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdel Rahman Al Thani, announced that as a result of the mediation efforts of Washington, Doha and Cairo, Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement to release the hostages held in the Gaza Strip and to introduce a ceasefire in the enclave. In the first phase, which will last 42 days, Hamas will release 33 hostages in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.