Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida stated that the release of captives will be paused until Israel upholds all terms of the ceasefire deal, which came into effect on 19 January.

"The release of the prisoners, which was scheduled for next Saturday, 15 February 2025, will be postponed until further notice, pending the occupation's compliance and retroactive fulfullment of the past weeks' obligations. We reaffirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement as long as the occupation adheres to them," Abu Ubaida, spokesman for Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement.

"We reaffirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement as long as the occupation adheres to them," he added.

Israel blocks aid!
 
 “The enemy prevented the entry of relief supplies in all their forms, according to what was agreed upon, while the resistance did everything it had to do,” the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades spokesperson said.

According to the ceasefire agreement, Israel is supposed to allow 600 aid trucks into Gaza daily, 50 of them carrying fuel, with 300 allocated to the north, where conditions for civilians are critical.

However, Israel has allowed far fewer trucks than agreed upon to enter the strip.

According to Gaza officials, the Israelis are also allowing the entry of non-essential goods over more essential aid, such as fuel, electric generators, or solar panels needed to operate hospitals, and medicine and other essential goods.

Moreover, according to the monitor, only 35 percent of aid trucks make it into the north.

The north of Gaza, which has been levelled by the war and left starving by Israeli forces, is the area most in need of aid.

 “Israel continues to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip by denying Palestinians the bare necessities for survival and imposing conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction,” the monitor says.

Killing displaced civilians trying to go home!
 
“The enemy delayed the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip and targeted them with shelling and gunfire in various areas of the strip,” said Abu Obeida in his statement. 

Since the ceasefire deal came into effect, Palestinians displaced by the war have been flooding back to their homes, thousands going to the north of the strip. 

On Sunday, Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces shot dead three civilians in Gaza.

This is not the first recorded instance of Israeli forces killing Palestinian civilians since the ceasefire went into effect. 

The Euro-Med estimated that Israeli troops have killed around six Palestinians per day since the start of the ceasefire. 

By last Friday, the monitor reported it had documented the killing of at least 110 Palestinians and another 902 injured in the strip. 

Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Gazans against approaching soldiers still deployed inside Gaza.

"Israel's security policy regarding Gaza is clear: anyone who enters the buffer zone will pay the price," he said in a statement.

Hamas upholds its end of the deal, while Israel does not!
 
 “The resistance leadership monitored the enemy's violations and failure to adhere to the terms of the agreement during the past three weeks,” the statement said.

Leadership figures in Hamas had accused Israel of violating the ceasefire’s terms numerous times. 

On Friday, Abdul Latif Al-Qanou, spokesperson for Hamas, criticized Israel for stalling “in fulfilling the humanitarian protocol, especially concerning shelter, provisions, tents, rubble removal equipment, fuel and reconstruction materials.”

Last week, Al-Qanou said Israel was “obstructing the humanitarian protocol of the ceasefire agreement” and attempting to “evade and stall its implementation.”

Despite these continued violations, Hamas continued to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal, completing the fifth captive-prisoner swap under the Gaza ceasefire deal last Saturday. 

Hamas released three Israeli captives in exchange for 183 Palestinians held in Israeli jails. 

Until now, Hamas has released a total of 16 Israeli captives in exchange for 766 Palestinian prisoners.

The ceasefire/prisoner-swap agreement is supposed to span three phases. 

The first phase, lasting 42 days, includes a ceasefire, Israeli troop repositioning, prisoner exchanges, the return of deceased remains, the return of displaced persons, medical evacuations, large-scale humanitarian aid, and the rehabilitation of essential infrastructure in Gaza.

The second phase is expected to cover the release of the remaining captives and to include discussions on a more permanent end to the war.

The third phase will include a major reconstruction plan for Gaza.