Israel warned on Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza, after Hamas said it would pause releases over apparent Israeli violations of the truce.
Hamas is expected today to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners and detainees, local media said, after days of uncertainty in which Israel threatened to scrap a nearly month-old Gaza ceasefire deal.
Yemen’s Houthis said they will immediately take military action if the US and Israel attack Gaza, the group’s leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said in a televised speech on Thursday.
Israel warned Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza.
In Israel, dozens of relatives of hostages held in Gaza blocked a highway near Tel Aviv, waving banners and demanding the terms of the ceasefire be respected, an AFP journalist said on Thursday.
