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If we are forced to resume the war, we will do so with force,
he said
The delay in providing the names of those to be released in the first batch is due to technical reasons,
the group said in a statementAs coordinated by the parties to the agreement and the mediators, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday,
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said
We retain the right to return to the war, if necessary, with the backing of the United States,
Netanyahu said in a televised address
The progress in the past few days is a very important step, but the deal must go through in full, completely, in all of its stages,
Argamani said in a speech in Miami on ThursdayWith this agreement, we will bring back 33 of our brothers and sisters, the majority alive,
he saidIt is important to stress that the deal is a fragile truce not a cessation of the conflict,
writes Sanam Vakil of Chatham House
Hamas was obliged to provide the names of the first female hostages to be released at 4pm yesterday,
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told journalists shortly after the ceasefire started
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We will not return to the government table without a complete victory against Hamas and the full realization of the war's goals."
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a statement published on social media on Sunday
Pursuant to the framework for the release of the hostages, the ceasefire of the first stage in Gaza will take effect at 11:15."
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the office of Prime Minister of Israel posted
I was on my way home with my family when we heard the sound of bombing,
said Mohammed Baraka, 36.
I'm really stressed because I don't know about the situation of Ofer, my cousin,
said Ifat Kaldron, whose cousin is among the hostagesI'm dying of despair,
said Maha Abed, a 27-year-old displaced from Rafah who had been waiting since dawn for her husband to pick her up and take her homeEnough playing with our emotions — we're exhausted,
she addedWe want it to end, but to keep doing what has to be done,
he saidThe first thing I will do is go and check my house,
Mohamed Mahdi, a father of two who was displaced from Gaza City's Zaytoun neighborhood, told the Associated Press
Maybe this is the beginning of (the) end of suffering for both sides, hopefully,
said Beeri Yemeni, a university student,
The Prime Minister instructed the IDF that the ceasefire, which is supposed to go into effect at 8:30, will not begin until Israel has the list of freed hostages, which Hamas has pledged to provide,
the office said
The IDF remains ready in defense and offense and will not allow any harm to the citizens of Israel,
it saidThe sound of shelling and explosions didn’t stop,
said Ahmed Matter, a Gaza City resident