Palestinian terror group Hamas delayed the release of 13 more Israeli hostages to Red Cross custody on Saturday, calling for Israel to allow more food trucks into the Northern Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media.
There is immense pressure behind the scenes on Hamas coming from Qatar, urging them to adhere to the planned ceasefire, according to N12.
The security cabinet has not reached a decision regarding the course of action if the 13 abductees are not handed over to Israeli authorities by midnight.
Israeli sources confirmed that Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working to solve the delay "as soon as possible."
Hamas claimed that Israel did not fulfill its agreement regarding the entry of humanitarian trucks into northern Gaza. Furthermore, it claimed Israel failed in releasing Palestinian prisoners based on their 'seniority,' meaning the amount of time served in Israeli jails.
MK Yuli Edelstein tweeted on the situation saying "There is a fundamental Arabic value, translated to 'patience is the key to victory.' They have patience, but so do we."
He continued "They will try to stretch the rope, but we will decide when it is time to tear the rope. They will try to play with us and we will respond at the right time and in the right way for us. Carefully, resolutely. Every step is calculated forward until everyone is here. Until victory"
Cairo claimed earlier it has received the list from Hamas of the 13 hostages to be released, security sources said. Israeli authorities said in exchange 42 Palestinian prisoners would be released the same day under the deal.
According to Israeli sources, officials in Jerusalem are pushing to up the number of hostages released on Saturday by one, after it became apparent that one hostage was set to be freed without her mother, who was also taken into Gaza by Palestinian terror group Hamas on October 7.
As per the details of the Qatari and Egyptian-mediated truce and hostage release deal, families cannot be separated in the releases.
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