After Hamas announced that the release of the captives was postponed and that the 13 additional hostages, who were supposed to cross over to Israel today remained in their hands. Israel sent a message to Hamas: if the hostages are not released by midnight - the ceasefire will end," it was reported.
The military wing of Hamas claims this evening that it has decided to postpone the release of the abductees - until Israel "meets the terms of the agreement to bring humanitarian aid trucks into the northern Gaza Strip."
Security officials in Israel say that Hamas's claims are false and that, "this morning we transferred to the northern Gaza Strip no less than 61 aid trucks out of 200 that were transferred today, including diesel and gas tanks. Hamas knows that if the hostages are not released by midnight - the IDF will return to maneuvering in the war - and therefore they trying to control the narrative."
A political source clarified "All claims by Hamas as if Israel violated the agreement - lies. This is a propaganda attempt by Hamas. Israel has met all its obligations. Hamas is embarrassing the mediators - Egypt and Qatar."
