Hamas says it's delaying the release of Israeli hostages

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Palestinian militant group accused Israel of "delaying the return of displaced persons to northern Gaza", "targeting them with shelling and gunfire in various areas of the Strip", and of breaching the agreement on aid supplies. In response, Israel accused Hamas of a "complete violation of the ceasefire agreement and the deal to release the hostages."

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(Photo: Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, attends a protest in Tel Aviv in support of the hostages kidnapped during the October 7th attacks in Israel on February 10, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Shir Torem)

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0:00.0	You're listening to News Out from the BBC World Service with me, Sean Lay.
0:09.1	Hamas says the Israeli hostages due to be released this coming Saturday may not now be released,
0:14.3	in its words, until further notice pending the occupation's compliance and retroactive
0:18.9	fulfilment of the past week's obligations.
0:21.1	The occupation there refers to Israel.
0:23.4	Among the reasons being cited are Palestinian accusations that Israel is continuing some aspects of its operation in Gaza in violation of the ceasefire.
0:31.9	In turn, Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, has accused Hamas of breaking the Seed-Far deal.
0:38.0	He said he was putting Israeli defence forces on the highest alert.
0:41.7	And within the last few minutes, the Israeli government has said it is significantly raising
0:46.2	the alert level for its troops all around the Gaza area.
0:50.5	The mother of one hostage still being held in Gaza, though accused the Israeli Prime Minister
0:55.0	Benyman Netanyahu of wanting the deal to fail.
0:59.0	Hamas' amazir of the actuariousness of the entnailship of Netanyahu.
1:04.5	Hamas's announcement to halt the agreement is a direct result of Netanyahu's reckless
1:09.4	behaviour. Today, it is already clear that
1:12.2	Netanyahu's deliberate foot-dragging, the lack of a mandate for the delegation, and his
1:17.4	unnecessary boasting as sabotaging the agreement. If Netanyahu does not send a delegation
1:23.3	and give it a full mandate to close phase two and bring everyone back at once.
1:28.3	He is sentencing my matan
1:29.9	and all the heroes who are still surviving this Holocaust
1:33.1	to death in agony.
1:36.7	Speaking in the Knesset, Israel's finance minister,
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