Hamas Names Hostages for Release as Far-Right Ministers Resign Over Ceasefire Hamas announces it will release hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher * Israel’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party has resigned from the coalition * This is a developing story By Simcha Pasko/The Media Line Hamas announced it will release hostages Romi Gonen, Emily […]
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Hamas Names Hostages for Release as Far-Right Ministers Resign Over Ceasefire
Hamas announces it will release hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher * Israel’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party has resigned from the coalition * This is a developing story
By Simcha Pasko/The Media Line
Hamas announced it will release hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher today as part of the recently negotiated ceasefire agreement with Israel. This comes after days of delays, with Hamas earlier citing “technical reasons” for failing to provide the names on time, a requirement under the deal.
Israeli fighter jets continued striking targets in Gaza shortly after the ceasefire planned for 8:30 a.m. failed to take effect. The IDF confirmed the strikes, citing Hamas’ initial failure to meet its obligations under the agreement. The Palestinian civil defense agency reported eight Palestinians killed in the airstrikes. According to the IDF, airstrikes were targeting undisclosed locations in Gaza, with additional details to be provided later.
Meanwhile, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his far-right Otzma Yehudit party resigned from the governing coalition Sunday morning, following through on his earlier promise to leave if the ceasefire and hostage deal were approved. Ben-Gvir, along with Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Negev, Galilee, and National Resilience Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf, submitted their resignation letters to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “From this time onwards, the Otzma Yehudit party is not a member of the coalition,” the party stated.
In his resignation letter, Ben-Gvir praised his “significant achievements” under Netanyahu but condemned the ceasefire as a “surrender-to-terror deal.” Calling the agreement “a complete victory for terrorism,” Ben-Gvir declared that his party would not return to the coalition unless Israel achieves “a complete victory against Hamas and the full realization of the war’s goals.” This leaves Israel’s governing coalition, often called the furthest-right in the country’s history, with 62 members out of the 120-seat parliament.
This is a developing story…