Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he cannot proceed with the agreed-upon ceasefire deal with Hamas until he receives a list of hostages to be released on Sunday.
Newsweek reached out to a spokesperson for the prime minister's office on Saturday afternoon for comment.
"We will be unable to move forward with the framework until we receive the list of the hostages who will be released, as was agreed. Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement. Hamas is solely responsible," a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, said.
The deal, approved by the Israeli government on Saturday just after 1 a.m. local time, was to start on Sunday withe first of three phases that would see the return of hostages from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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