Israel currently believes that Hamas may release all remaining hostages earlier than previously expected, according to reports in Hebrew media, with some saying the scheduled release day is now Sunday instead of Monday, which is the deadline for their release.
“It could happen any day now from this moment on,” a senior Israeli official says. The official notes, however, that there has been no confirmation that Hamas will release hostages before Monday.
Israel has demanded that all hostages be released in one phase. Still, it is prepared for the possibility that the release could occur in multiple stages, as long as it is completed within the 72-hour timeframe that ends at noon on Monday.
If Hamas does not release the hostages by that deadline, Israel will consider it a violation of the ceasefire agreement.
Forty-eight hostages are held in Gaza, some 20 of whom are alive. Hamas has said it may not be able to locate all of the dead within the deadline, and Israel is aware of this.
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