The Palestinian group „Hamas“ said that Israel was delaying the implementation of the terms of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip by preventing displaced Palestinians from returning to the northern part of the zone, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
„Hamas“ warned that such delays could have „consequences“ for the next stages of the agreement.
Earlier today, under the ceasefire "Hamas" handed over four female hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Israel announced that it had released all 200 Palestinian prisoners serving sentences in Israeli prisons whose release was agreed upon in the ceasefire agreement.
President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to lift a ban imposed by the administration of former President Joe Biden on the delivery of 900-kilogram bombs to Israel, a White House source told Reuters.
The move was widely expected. Biden had halted the delivery of the bombs over concerns about the impact they could have in Israel's war with “Hamas” in Gaza.
The Biden administration was particularly concerned about the consequences of using such heavy bombs in the Gaza city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians have taken shelter.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has asked its funded humanitarian demining organizations to immediately cease their activities, the New York Times reported.
The head of the State Department's Arms Control and Disarmament Office sent an email today saying the suspension of work was "consistent with the president's order to reassess and redirect U.S. foreign assistance," the newspaper reported.