Hamas Says It Will Stop Releasing Israeli Hostages, Putting Tenuous Ceasefire Deal on Cusp of Collapse
Defense Minister Katz puts IDF on high alert for ‘any possible scenario in Gaza’ (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images) Hamas announced on Monday that it would not move forward with the next scheduled release of Israeli hostages, citing the Jewish state’s purported “violations” of a tenuous ceasefire deal that is on the cusp of unraveling.