Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said a ceasefire in Gaza due to take effect this morning will not happen if Hamas fails to issue the list of the hostages up for release.
A long-sought ceasefire for Gaza, where Israel has been waging a powerful military campaign for the past 15 months, was due to start at 8:30am local time today.
But barely an hour before the ceasefire was set to begin, Mr Netanyahu reiterated a warning issued yesterday that the deal wouldn’t go ahead without a list of hostages.
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