Egypt Daily News – Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the announcement of Hamas stopping the release of the prisoners is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Reuters quoted Katz as saying that he had instructed the army to prepare for the utmost alert for any possible scenario in Gaza. The Israeli minister indicated that they would not allow the return to the reality of October 7.
Earlier in the day, Abu Ubaidah, a military spokesman for the Al -Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced the postponement of the handover of Israeli prisoners who were to be released on Saturday until further notice due to the violations of the occupation.
Abu Ubaidah said in his tweets: “During the past three weeks, the resistance leadership has monitored violations of the enemy and its lack of commitment to the terms of the agreement; From delaying the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip, targeting them with bombing and shooting, in various regions of the sector, and not introducing relief materials in all its forms, according to what was agreed upon, while the resistance carried out all its obligations.
He added: «Accordingly, the exchange of the Zionist prisoners, who were scheduled to be released next Saturday 15-02-2025 will be postponed and until further notice, and until the occupation is committed and compensated for the past weeks and retroactively.
Abu Ubaidah concluded by emphasizing the commitment of the resistance to the terms of the agreement, what the occupation committed to. Hamas has often accused Israel of not adhering to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, between shooting at Palestinians, especially the obstruction of the implementation of the human protocol.
