The ceasefire will not go into effect at a predetermined time until Hamas releases a list of hostages to be released. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave such a warning on Sunday. The cease-fire is scheduled to take effect at 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday. Earlier, the Palestinian armed group Hamas said that the release of the list of hostages to be released was delayed due to “technical problems”.
Then a statement from Netanyahu’s office said, “The Prime Minister has informed the military that the process of enforcing the ceasefire is not starting at 8:30 in the morning.” Until the list of hostages to be released as promised by Hamas is not given, it will not be implemented. Israel’s coalition government’s cabinet approved the cease-fire agreement in Gaza early Saturday morning. Earlier last Friday, Israel’s National Security Cabinet approved the cease-fire agreement.
It was hoped that this would pave the way for an end to the 15 months of bloodshed in Gaza. It is said that the ceasefire agreement is pending implementation. It will be implemented in three phases. The first phase of this will be six weeks.