Israel delays scheduled release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

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Why was the release of Palestinian prisoners delayed?

Janet Jalil 1:17
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Janet Jalil 1:34
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Janet Jalil 1:56
As six hostages released by Hamas have been tearfully reunited with their families, Israel has delayed the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be freed in exchange under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal. There has been no official explanation for the delay. However, Israeli security officials have been meeting late into this evening.

What are the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange?

Janet Jalil 2:20
Hamas hat Israel auf eine blöde Verletzung des Gaza-Zuscheidungsverfahrens verurteilt und sagt, dass einige der Gefangenen verabschiedet wurden. Als Nacht fiel in der Westbankstadt von Ramallah, warten Familien weiter, als wir diesen Podcast aufnehmen, insbesondere die Relativen von zwei der Gefangenen.
Israeli Family Member 2:38
Warten ist sehr schwierig und es ist sehr schwierig, auf der Ecke zu sein, aber wir werden es für die Freiheit ihrer Freiheit überleben.
Hostage Family Representative 2:46
Für uns ist eine Stunde gleich ein Tag. Wir sitzen auf der Schuhe und warten viele Stunden. Was können wir sonst noch tun?
Janet Jalil 2:56
Vorher am Sonntag wurden fünf der Hostages in den Städten freigelassen, die weekly events wurden, während der sechste in Privat veröffentlicht wurde. Drei der Hostages wurden am Novo-Musikfestival verabschiedet während des 7. Oktober-Attacks. Die Städte in Tel Aviv begrüßten sie zurück. One hostage, Avera Mengistu, had been held captive by Hamas for more than 10 years. A family member, Gili Eliasem, described their joy.
Hostage Family Representative 3:31
We feel like we're on cloud nine, overwhelmed with happiness. It's a day of celebration. Now that he's back and will undergo rehabilitation, we'll finally have time to reflect and hold accountable those responsible for everything that happened and for what should have happened.
Janet Jalil 3:48
Well, since then, Hamas has published a new video showing two Israeli hostages, not yet scheduled for release, who'd been brought to a release point to witness Saturday's liberation of the other hostages. The video, taken inside a vehicle, captures them pleading on camera to be taken home. Well, earlier I asked our correspondent in Jerusalem, Sebastian Usher, what we knew about why the Palestinian prisoner releases had been delayed.
Sebastian Usher 4:15
After the sixth hostage was released, Hisham al-Sayed, the process of releasing the more than 600 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails would normally have started as we've seen in other hostage handovers, but it hasn't.

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