Israel has claimed that Hamas failed to provide them with information on the current condition of hostages who are set to be released in the coming weeks.
Hamas has released seven of the 33 hostages who are to be released in the first phase during a 42-day period. In exchange, Israel released 290 Palestinian prisoners.
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Israeli hostages Karina, Daniella, Liri and Naama being reunited with family.
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While inking the ceasefire deal, Hamas had agreed to reveal how many among the remaining 26 hostages are alive. Three women and two children are among these hostages.
Claiming Hamas broke the ceasefire agreement, Israel slammed the militants for not releasing woman civilian Arbel Yehud. She was supposed to be released before the female IDF soldiers were to be freed. However, Hamas released four soldiers instead, including Naama Levy, Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev and Liri Albag.
Following this Israel said IDF would not withdraw from the Netzarim Corridor on Sunday as agreed while signing the hostage deal. The next hostage release will be carried out on February 1.
Reports said that a Palestinian man was killed and seven others were injured when they tried to move past the corridor that bisects the Gaza Strip.
Israel has also threatened to resume its war, if Hamas failed to release the remaining hostages.
US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, urged Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to accept more Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip. This comes after he had calls with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
On January 20, when Trump was inaugurated as President, he said that Gaza has to be rebuilt in a different way.
The negotiations on the second phase of the deal when the young male hostages would be released are yet to begin.
