In a statement Netanyahu said Hamas was objecting to a part of the agreement that gave Israel the ability to veto the release of certain Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli prime minister said he would issue a formal response “after the final details of the agreement, which are currently being worked on, are completed.”
Residents and authorities in Gaza have reported intensified Israeli air strikes since the ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced.
Under the three-phased deal, due to begin Sunday, Hamas would release dozens of hostages in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Israel’s military escalated attacks after the announcement, the civil emergency service and residents said. Pictures showed tents sheltering displaced Palestinians on fire (Photo: Anas Zeyad Fteha/Anadolu via Getty Images)Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza are continuing their sit-in protest following the ceasefire agreement (Photo: Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Netanyahu’s statement followed a final farewell address by US President Joe Biden, who earlier touted the role of American diplomacy in negotiating the ceasefire.
Separately, Egyptian, Qatar and US negotiators are to head to Cairo on Thursday for further talks on implementing all aspects of the ceasefire deal, a senior US official told the Associated Press.
Under the deal, the two sides will begin talks over a second and third phase during the exchanges, which would see more hostages and prisoners released, leading to an end of the war.
Israel will begin to withdraw its forces from Gaza in the first phase, and hundreds of trucks of humanitarian aid per day will be allowed into the devastated enclave.
Israel launched its offensive after the deadly Hamas attacks of 7 October, 2023. The militant group and allies killed about 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals, and took 251 hostages.
Thousands more Palestinian casualties are believed to be buried under rubble
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