"The hostages are not released before Friday", the ceasefire is postponed, Israel still does not have the list of those who will be released

The ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas will not be implemented until Friday, although it was believed to start in the early hours of today.

According to Israel's National Security Council, no hostages will be released before Friday, and fighting will continue until the agreement begins to apply.

" Initially, the first hostages were expected to be released on Thursday. The start of an agreed temporary ceasefire in the fighting is also being pushed back until Friday ," an Israeli official told CNN.

There is great uncertainty over the reasons for Gaza's delay, with an Israeli official familiar with the matter downplaying its seriousness. Meanwhile, Israel's Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge to the hostage deal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it does not include "freeing the killers."

So, according to Qatar's Foreign Ministry, it will be announced in the next few hours when the Israel-Hamas truce will begin.

" Talks on how to implement the hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas are continuing and progressing positively. The work between the two sides and our partners in Egypt and the US is continuing to ensure the swift implementation of the ceasefire and to provide what is necessary to ensure that both sides adhere to the agreement," said the Ministry of Defense spokesperson . Foreign Minister of Qatar, Majed Al Ansari in a statement posted on X.

Even the White House has expressed that it hopes that the release of the hostages will begin on Friday, while the parties are working on the last logistical details.

" The agreement was agreed and remains agreed. The parties are working out the final logistical details especially for the first day of implementation. It is our view that nothing should be left to chance as hostages begin to return home. Our main objective is to ensure that they are brought home safely. This is on track and we hope that implementation will begin Friday morning ," National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement.

A senior US official also elaborated that more time was needed to clarify details regarding the locations and routes to be followed for the release of each of the hostages, as well as the logistics of their movement.

" A decision was made to wait an extra day to minimize things going wrong ," the US official told CNN, adding that Israel made the decision along with Qatar and Egypt and that the US consulted and agreed with the decision.

The official also said that the fact that Israel had not yet received the names of the first group of hostages to be released was not a serious issue, but added that it would be more worrying if there was still no list by Thursday evening. (A2 Televizion)