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Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into force following delay over release of hostage list – live

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Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into force following delay over release of hostage list – live



Hamas says it will free Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher after Israel delayed start of ceasefire until named releasedIsraeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as the ceasefire had not taken effect. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/19/israel-gaza-ceasefire-live-news-updates

Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier)

Publish date : 2025-01-19 09:19:01

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