Hamas has failed to provide Israel list with status of hostages to be freed

The Hamas terror group violated the Gaza ceasefire agreement a second time tonight, when it failed to provide Israel with a list detailing the status of the hostages set to be released throughout the remainder of the first phase.

Seven hostages of 33 have been released so far as part of the deal, in exchange for around 300 Palestinian security prisoners. According to the terms of the agreement, the Palestinian terror group was meant to let Israel know by the end of Saturday which of the remaining 26 hostages on the list, all of whom fall into the so-called “humanitarian” category of women, children, elderly individuals, and the infirm, are alive.

Senior Israeli officials quoted by Hebrew media sites confirmed that Jerusalem has not received the update, and that failure to provide it was a violation of the accord.

Earlier Saturday, Israel said that it would hold off on allowing displaced Palestinians to return to northern Gaza after it said Hamas violated the terms of the ceasefire-hostage deal by not freeing female civilian captive Arbel Yehud.

Hamas freed four female soldiers held hostage by Hamas for 477 days — Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag — despite the deal stipulating that all living civilian women would be freed before the soldiers.