Shafaq News/ Gaza and Israel await the sixth round ofprisoner-hostage exchanges, amid mutual accusations over the agreement'simplementation.
Israel is expected to receive a list of captives set forrelease by Hamas on Saturday, as part of the first phase of the 42-day deal,which involves the exchange of 33 Israeli hostages for approximately 700Palestinian prisoners.
However, the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC), which facilitates the exchanges, voiced deep concern over the conditionof Israeli captives in Gaza. Expressing mounting concerns over the prisoners'conditions in the war-ravaged enclave the ICRC stated on X, “The latest releaseoperations reinforce the urgent need for ICRC access to those held hostage. Weremain very concerned about the conditions of the hostages.”
After 16 months of waiting, uncertainty, and unimaginable worry, 21 hostages have finally been released and reunited with their loved ones. pic.twitter.com/SQKuTGXlHS
— ICRC in Israel & OT (@ICRC_ilot) February 14, 2025On Monday, Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas's militarywing, announced that the release of Israeli hostages held by the group will bedelayed until Israel fully complies with the terms of the ceasefire agreementand compensates for the failures of past weeks.
Later, Hamas explained that the breaches include the delayin returning displaced people to northern Gaza, targeting civilians, andobstructing the entry of aid supplies like tents, prefabricated homes, fuel,and equipment for clearing rubble. The group also noted that it had keptmediators informed of Israel's violations but that Israel continued to breachthe agreement.
Against this backdrop, Qatar and Egypt have intensifiedmediation efforts, successfully overcoming last-minute hurdles that nearlyderailed the truce, as both Hamas and Israel had threatened to end it. Hamas,for its part, reaffirmed its commitment to preserving the agreement, stressingthe need for Israel to uphold all its terms.
So far, 16 Israeli captives have been freed in five roundsof exchanges, with hundreds of Palestinian prisoners released in return.Israeli estimates suggest that around 50 of the remaining hostages are stillalive.
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