Hamas announce cancelation of hostage release until further notice

Hamas announced they were canceling the release of hostages on February 15 until further notice due to an Israeli violation. They announced the cancellation from their Telegram account on Monday.

One Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that, in his view, Hamas did not attempt to sabotage the deal in its latest statement.

Another official told the Post that Hamas’s allegations of Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement are “fake,” further arguing that the terror group could be attempting to reignite the conversation over a second phase.