Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Sunday morning that the Gaza ceasefire would not commence until Israel received a list of hostages to be released by Hamas. This development occurred just an hour before the ceasefire was scheduled to take effect.
The statement from the Prime Minister's office emphasized the importance of receiving the list of released hostages before the ceasefire could begin. Netanyahu had instructed the IDF to hold off on implementing the ceasefire until the list was provided by Hamas.
