Hamas violates hostage deal by delaying next release of hostages

Prior to the release of three female civilian hostages on Sunday, Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damari, Hamas delayed releasing the names on Saturday afternoon, as required by the agreement.
Although the delay didn’t lead to a breakdown in the hostage deal, an Israeli official warned that such infractions by Hamas should not be frequent.

In the following weeks, 33 hostages are slated to be released, most of them women, children, men over 50, and ill hostages.