Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared that Israel will not permit a ceasefire without the release of Israeli hostages. The statement warned that if Hamas continued to refuse the terms, "there will be additional consequence.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slams the "unspeakable cynicism" of Hamas after Israeli forensic authorities determined that the body handed over yesterday, which Hamas said was of Shiri Bibas, the mother of the two young children that were taken hostage, is not her.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that earlier on Monday an Israel Air Force aircraft fired on what it said were suspicious vehicles that were moving north from the center of the Gaza Strip on a route that is not approved for vehicle traffic, without crossing the inspection route, con
Israeli forces in Gaza fired on a suspicious vehicle moving north outside approved routes and engaged a suspect approaching soldiers in the south. The IDF urged Gaza residents to follow instructions and avoid approaching troops.
Calling Trump's plan "ridiculous and absurd," senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said they consider the plan a "recipe for generating chaos and tenison in the region."
Israeli officials have confirmed that three hostages are set to be released from Gaza tomorrow -- Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel, and Yarden Bibas, Times of Israel reported.
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's far-right Otzma Yehudit party quit the coalition on Sunday morning, just as the ceasefire agreement with Hamas in the Gaza Strip came into effect.
The Office of the Prime Minister of Israel confirmed that the deal would take effect at 11:15 am (local time) on Sunday. Notably, the deal was earlier set to take effect on Sunday, January 19, at 08:30 (local time).
Earlier on Friday, the Israeli security cabinet approved the hostage release-ceasefire deal with Hamas and recommended the government to adopt it, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said. The government later approved the deal by a vote of 24-8 during the early hours on Saturday.
Israeli forces have intensified their attacks on Gaza, targeting a school-turned-shelter and several homes, resulting in at least 62 deaths in the past 24 hours.