Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will resume fighting if it needs to as he demands Hamas supply the names of three female hostages expected to be released. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports that Netanyahu said both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump played a role in bringing the ceasefire about.
The Israeli military confirmed to NBC News that it had halted military operations in Gaza. An NBC News crew in Gaza said it appeared that the ceasefire was holding.
The Israeli military confirmed to NBC News it has halted military operations in Gaza under the ceasefire deal. Israel's military continued attacks on Gaza after Israeli officials had delayed the ceasefire's original start time of 8:30 a.m. Israel said that the ceasefire would begin about three hours later, but it is unclear whether military operations had stopped by 11:15 a.m. as announced.At least 95 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Kerem Shalom crossing this morning, according to the Cairo Press Center.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it was continuing to strike parts of the enclave, with Gaza's Civil Defense agency reporting at least 19 people killed since 8:30 a.m., when the ceasefire had originally been expected to get underway.The first three female hostages to be released under the ceasefire deal are expected to be freed from Hamas captivity after 4 p.m. local time Israel has said.
It comes after a delay to the ceasefire, which was initially scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. local time , with Israel attributing the delay to Hamas' failure to provide a list of the names of the three hostages expected to be released today. They are Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, the official said. All three are civilians.Hamas has provided the list of the three hostages who were expected to be released today to mediators, but the list has yet to be received by the Israeli side, an Israeli official told NBC News.
Israeli officials have yet to confirm that the list has been received, with Netanyahu spokesman David Mencer telling NBC News there was “nothing to confirm officially at this time” ahead of Hamas’ statement. He said that death toll had been recorded between the time the ceasefire was expected to be “implemented” at around 8:30 a.m. this morning local time and 9:30 a.m. local time
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