Envoy Steve Witkoff, carrying a message from Donald Trump, broke through the impasse in long-futile cease-fire talks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cease-fire deal with Hamas would not begin until Israel has the list of expected to be freed.

Long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is due to begin at 630am GMT on Sunday – but hostages’ families and Palestinians all fear the deal could fall at the final hurdle

Netanyahu's office said Thursday his Cabinet won't meet to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas backs down from what it called a "last minute crisis."

JERUSALEM: A long-awaited ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was delayed Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the last minute that it would not take effect until the Palestinian group provided a list of the hostages to be released.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, with a pause in fighting in Gaza and the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners set to begin early Sunday. Follow for live updates.

Israeli PM Netanyahu said Hamas had not lived up to its commitment to provide the names of the three hostages it was set to release later on Sunday in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners.

The deadline for the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had not lived up to its commitment to provide the names of the three hostages it was set to release later on Sunday,

Hamas has named the three hostages it plans to release on Sunday more than two hours after the ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to have begun.

Itamar Ben-Gvir and the rest of his party's representatives resign from government in protest against the ceasefire deal with Hamas, which they call a "surrender."

The Hamas militant group has named the three hostages it plans to release on Sunday, potentially clearing the way for the Gaza ceasefire to begin after a delay.