The long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas reportedly went into effect on Sunday morning after the Palestinian terror group delayed giving the list of hostages to be freed — but then finally revealed the names after some three hours.
The terror group announced early Sunday that Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher will be released from captivity today under the agreement reached with Israeli officials, the Times of Israel reported.
The paper said Israeli officials acknowledged getting the names — it was not clear when the women would be released.
The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas nearly crumbled Sunday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the militant group of failing to fulfill their end of the pact when they didn’t release the names of the captives slated to be released before the deal was meant to begin.
The delay led Israel to launch attacks in Gaza that reportedly led to several deaths.
The Israelis said the deal was in effect as of 11:15 a.m local time, which was after 4 a.m. ET. More here