Hamas announces: Israel has delayed

Nahid al-Fahouri, an official from the Prisoners Media Office affiliated with Hamas, stated in a press release that Israel has delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners and committed violations regarding the agreement.

Stating that Palestinian prisoners were beaten by Israeli forces before their release, Fahouri noted that Israel is attempting to manipulate the names of the prisoners to be released. Fahouri emphasized that Hamas is ready to release all Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

HAMAS HAD RELEASED 6 ISRAELI PRISONERS

As part of the seventh round of the prisoner exchange, Hamas released 6 Israeli prisoners held in the Gaza Strip today and handed them over to International Red Cross teams, and the prisoners have crossed into Israel. It was reported that in exchange for the 6 Israeli prisoners released by Hamas, Israel would also release 620 Palestinian prisoners from its jails.

PRISONER EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

The ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement reached between Hamas and Israel went into effect on Sunday, January 19, at 12:15 PM Turkish time.

In the first six rounds of the prisoner exchange, 1,135 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and 19 living Israeli prisoners in Gaza were released, in addition to 5 Thai prisoners in Gaza. This week, the bodies of 4 Israeli prisoners were also handed over. According to the three-phase ceasefire agreement, a total of approximately 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and 33 Israeli prisoners are expected to be released during the 42-day first phase.

"PRISONERS WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THE SECURITY MEETING CONCLUDES"

In a report by Israeli state television KAN citing Israeli sources, it was stated that the Tel Aviv administration would not release Palestinian prisoners until the end of the "security meeting" that Prime Minister Netanyahu will hold with Israeli officials this evening.

Israeli sources reported that Netanyahu will discuss the steps to be taken in the continuation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement and the status of the bodies of the 4 Israeli prisoners to be handed over during the "security meeting" he will hold this evening. It was suggested that the Palestinian prisoners would be released according to the decision to emerge from the meeting.

63 ISRAELI PRISONERS REMAIN

According to a post on the X account of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu stated that 192 Israeli prisoners have been received so far, 147 of whom are alive and 45 of whom are dead.

Stating that 63 Israeli prisoners remain in the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu claimed that they would work for the return of these prisoners.

Threatening by saying, "We will not forget and we will not forgive," Netanyahu argued that they welcomed the 6 Israeli prisoners released today with joy, while they were saddened by the 4 Israeli prisoners whose bodies were handed over during the week.

Israel has postponed the release of Palestinian prisoners. They will not be released until the security consultations Netanyahu will hold tonight regarding the second phase of negotiations are concluded.

News Source: AA