No Gaza hostage release before Friday, Israel, US say

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00:00 I don't know exactly, but Israel is blaming Hamas for this delay, saying that even at

00:06 midnight last night, Hamas had not ratified this agreement through the mediator, Qatar,

00:15 and they had also not given Israel a list of the first batch of at least 10 hostages

00:22 to be released.

00:24 And it appears that once the clock struck midnight, the Israeli government realized

00:29 this just wasn't going to happen in the morning, and so they announced a delay until at least

00:35 Friday, and that also pushed off the ceasefire, which was supposed to start in just about

00:40 one hour local time.

00:42 So we will see this war continue today with Israeli forces primarily working in northern

00:51 Gaza around the Jebalia refugee camp and continuing as the Israeli spokesman for the IDF.

00:58 The IDF said, focusing on tunnels.

01:01 This is a huge disappointment, not only for the families who were anxiously waiting to

01:07 see if they got that phone call that their loved one had been freed, but also for the

01:14 two million Gazans who were expected to see huge amounts of aid finally come into the

01:22 country, including fuel, fuel which was needed for everything from bakeries to hospitals,

01:30 to the sewage system, to the desalinization plants, for potable water, and just to have

01:36 a respite in what has been over six weeks of intense, also bombing campaigns.

01:46 So everyone is hoping, and there's no indication that the deal's going to fall apart, but everyone

01:54 hoping that it can be wrapped up and completed so that tomorrow morning the ceasefire can

02:01 take place, can start, and that those first group of at least 10 Israeli women and children

02:09 can be freed.

02:10 And we expect once it begins, we'll see every day at least 10 women and children freed for

02:17 the duration of the four day ceasefire, with an option for that to be extended if Hamas

02:25 decides to turn over more hostages.

02:27 And on the Israeli side, we'll see 150 Palestinian women and minors convicted of security offenses

02:34 freed as well.

02:35 They will return to the West Bank, to East Jerusalem.

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