Israel-Gaza ceasefire live: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire will be postponed until Hamas releases list of hostages to be released

Israel’s hardline national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir and two other ministers resigned over the ceasefire agreement.

The Otzma Yehudit Party, which is no longer part of the ruling coalition, has said it will not seek to overthrow Netanyahu’s government.

Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Hamas had provided a list of names of hostages to be released.

Although this has not yet been officially confirmed, Hamas officials said last minute that the list would be handed over “at any time.”

They blamed the delays on the “complexities” of the Gaza Strip and Israeli bombing.

The Palestinian Civil Emergency Service announced this morning that at least eight Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip in an Israeli attack.

The Israel Defense Forces are carrying out airstrikes amid delays in a cease-fire agreement that was supposed to pause the 15-month war.

Earlier, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said implementation of the ceasefire had been delayed because Hamas had not fulfilled its obligation to send Israel a list of hostages to be released on the first day.

The first phase of the ceasefire will see the release of 33 hostages over the next six weeks, including women, children, the elderly, and sick and injured civilians.

In return, Israel would release between 990 and 1,650 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

The list of hostages scheduled to be released as early as Sunday also includes Oded Lifshitz, an 84-year-old Israeli who has family in Britain.

His daughter Sharone Lifshitz told the BBC from her east London home this week that she wished her father was still alive.

“Miracles do happen,” she said.

Below is a list of 33 hostages scheduled for release that was circulated in Israeli media.

• lili albag
• Itzhak Elgalat
• Karina Aliyev
• ohad ben ami
• Ariel Vivas
• Yarden Vivas,
• Kfir Bivas,
• Siri Vivas,
• Agam Burger
• Gonen Romi,
• Daniela Gilboa
• Emily Damali
• Sagui Dekel Chen
• Yea Horn,
• Omer Wenkert
• Alexander Sasha Trofanov
• albel yehud
• Ohad Yahalomi
• Elijah Cohen
• Or Mr. Levi,
• Nama Levi
• Oded Lifshitz
• gadi moshe mozes
• Abraham (Avella) Mengisto,
• Shlomo Manzl
• keith samuel sigal
• Tsachi Idan
• Ofer Calderon,
• Tal Shoham
• doron steinbrecher
• Omer Shem Tov
• Hisham Al Said
• Eli Shalabi

The Israel Defense Forces said it was continuing to “attack terrorist targets in Gaza” despite the delay in the ceasefire.

The military said it was carrying out air strikes in the northern and central regions.

Hundreds of Gazans could be seen cheering and celebrating in the central city of Deir El Bala just after 6:30 a.m., when the ceasefire was scheduled to take effect.

Many people were taking pictures with their cell phones, clapping and hugging each other.

About 30 minutes later, footage showed dark gray smoke billowing into the sky over northeastern Gaza.

According to the cease-fire agreement, the names on the hostage list were to be provided 24 hours before the exchange, just after 4pm local time today.

Hamas said it remained committed to the deal but blamed “technical reasons” for providing the names of the three people it planned to release.

The agreement is divided into three phases, with the first six weeks slated for the release of more than 30 hostages.

As part of the agreement, Israeli forces also agreed to withdraw eastward away from the populated areas of the Gaza Strip.

British hostage Emily Damari will be released as part of an agreement between Israel and Hamas, Israeli media reported.

The 28-year-old has been held in Gaza since she was snatched from her home in southern Israel and shot in the arms and legs during an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

Under the deal finalized this week, 33 hostages will be released, including women, children, the elderly, and sick and wounded civilians.

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Military spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari made the announcement in a televised statement this morning.

The Israeli Defense Forces continue to carry out attacks in the Gaza Strip. According to the Prime Minister’s instructions, the ceasefire will not take effect until Hamas fulfills its commitments.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement this morning saying the ceasefire with Hamas had been delayed, just before 6:30 a.m., when the deal was scheduled to take effect.

He instructed the military not to initiate a ceasefire.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night warned that the first phase of the deal could not proceed until the terror group announced a list of hostages it planned to release.