Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza ceasefire will not go ahead until Hamas provides the names of the first hostages it plans to release.

In a statement, Hamas says the delay is due to "technical field reasons".

According to the ceasefire agreement, names should be provided at least 24 hours before a planned exchange, which is supposed to happen sometime after 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) today.

The agreement was due to come into effect at 08:30 local time - here's how it's supposed to work.

Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages.

The attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive on Gaza, during which more than 46,800 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Source: BBC

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