Hamas suspends release of Israeli hostages from Gaza – putting ceasefire deal at risk Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating an initial six-week truce aimed at eventually ending the 15-month war in Gaza and seeing hostages held there released.
In response, a statement from the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said: "Hamas' announcement to stop releasing Israeli hostages is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement and the deal to release the hostages.
Hamas says it is suspending the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza – leaving a ceasefire agreed with Israel to end 15 months of war inside Gaza on a knife edge.
An Israeli delegation that flew to Doha for talks on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire at the weekend has returned, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday, amid growing doubts over the process to end the war in Gaza.
Less than a week after he floated his plan to turn Gaza into "the Riviera of the Middle East", Mr Trump, in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier that was set to air on Monday, doubled down on those comments – which sparked outrage across the Arab world and Europe – claoming that Palestinians would not have the right to return to Gaza if they left.
