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Hamas says it will release next tranche of hostages as planned to maintain ceasefire
HAMAS said today it would release another three Israeli hostages on Saturday as planned, hoping to salvage the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The Islamist group had threatened to delay their release, saying that Israel has violated the terms of the ceasefire in multiple ways, from killing people in Gaza to blocking agreed aid shipments.
Since the truce took effect on January, Israel has killed 92 Palestinians and wounded over 800, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Palestinian estimate for the total Palestinian death toll since Israel’s invasion began in late October 2023 is now over 60,000.
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