Five exchanges between the two sides have freed 21 hostages and 730 prisoners so far.
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00:00A Hamas spokesperson said the next release of Israeli hostages will be delayed, accusing
00:08Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement.
00:13The next exchange, scheduled for Saturday, called for three more Israeli hostages to
00:17be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
00:22Hamas says the Israeli military has targeted Palestinians with shelling and gunfire, and
00:27failed to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid as agreed.
00:32Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz responded by saying the delay itself was a violation
00:37of the ceasefire agreement, and instructed the Israeli military to be on high alert.
00:43Another Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed forward a meeting
00:48with a security cabinet to Tuesday morning.
00:52The Hostages and Missing Family Forum, which represents many of the hostage families, called
00:57on mediating countries to restore the existing deal.