Israel will postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners until further Israeli hostage releases are secured, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced on Saturday night.
The PMO cited Hamas’s repeated violations of the ceasefire-hostage deal as the reason for the postponement.
The release of Palestinian prisoners is expected to take place when the next round of hostages are released.
Hamas’ hostage release ‘ceremonies’
“Due to Hamas’ repeated violations—including ceremonies that disgrace our hostages’ dignity and the cynical use of hostages for propaganda purposes—it has been decided to delay the release of the terrorists planned for yesterday until the release of the next hostages is ensured, without the degrading ceremonies,” the PMO said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the decision regarding the release during a Saturday night consultation meeting.
The reports of the expected release come after a delay in the prisoner exchange due to Hamas initially failing to return the body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas on Friday.
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