Hamas said it handed over to mediators on Sunday the names of the three Israeli female captives to be released by the group in Gaza, according to a statement.
This comes after Netanyahuโs office issued a statement less than an hour before the truce was set to start at 8:30 am (0630 GMT), saying he had โinstructed the IDF (military) that the ceasefireโฆ will not begin until Israel has received the listโ of captives to be freed.
While โaffirming its commitmentโ to the ceasefireโs terms, Hamas said, โThe delay in providing the names of those to be released in the first batch is due to technical reasons. โ Later, it added that the list would be given โat any moment.โ
Gazaโs civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least eight people and wounded more than 25 on Sunday after Israel said a long-awaited ceasefire in the war had been delayed.
Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said three people were killed in northern Gaza and five in Gaza City, with 25 wounded.