Update: The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been delayed, as Hamas failed to provide a list of the hostages to be released, as stipulated in the deal.
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was officially set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time on Saturday morning (1:30 am ET). In addition, three of the 33 hostages set to be released in the “first phase” of the hostage deal were set to be released later on Sunday.
All three of the hostages who were expected to be released are presumed to be female, though Hamas failed to give Israel a confirmed list of those who are to be freed — a breach of the agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to cancel the deal if Hamas did not comply with its terms.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) issued a statement at 9:12 a.m. local time:
This morning, we…
