The security cabinet is now convening at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem to discuss Israel’s response to Hamas’s postponement of the release of hostages, officials say.
Before the meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an assessment with security officials on the matter.
Hundreds of protestors stand in the street outside Netanyahu’s office, calling for every hostage to be brought home.
Banging on drums, holding hostage placards, yellow ribbons and flags, some with their hands dipped in red paint to demonstrate that the blood of those killed on October 7, 2023 and in Gazan captivity is on the hands of the present government, protestors call out, “We will not abandon them.”
UN chief urges Hamas to proceed with hostage release; says return to war would be ‘immense tragedy’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Hamas to continue with the planned release of hostages, a day after the Palestinian terror group announced its intention to halt the exchange.
“We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to an immense tragedy,” he says in a statement.
Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what it called Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, raising the risk of reigniting the conflict.
Hamas tells Trump ‘threats have no value,’ respecting ceasefire deal only way to bring hostages home
US President Donald Trump must remember that the only way to bring home Israeli hostages is to respect the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri tells Reuters.
“Trump must remember that there is an agreement that must be respected by both parties, and this is the only way to bring back the [hostages]. The language of threats has no value and only complicates matters,” he says.
Trump has warned Palestinians that “hell will break loose” if Israeli hostages were not released on Saturday as scheduled under the ceasefire. Hamas has postponed the hostage release, claiming Israel has violated the ceasefire’s terms.
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