Israel has called the suspension a "violation" of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, and says it's putting the military on high alert.Hamas says it's delaying the release of Israeli hostages until further notice.
It says it's a response to Israel breaching the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which began last month.
Israel calls the decision a "complete violation" of the ceasefire deal, and says it's putting its military on the "highest level of alert".
"Hamas' announcement to stop releasing Israeli hostages is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement and the deal to release the hostages.
"I have instructed the IDF to prepare at the highest level of alert for any possible scenario in Gaza and to protect the communities.
"We will not allow a return to the reality of October 7," a statement from Defence Minister Israel Katz says.
The next release of Israeli hostages was due to take place on Saturday.
It would have seen another three Israelis, taken hostage in the 7 October 2023 attacks, freed by Hamas.
In return, Israel would have released a number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, as part of the ceasefire agreement which began last month.
Such exchanges have taken place regularly since then. In our next post, we'll bring you some details of the people who've already been freed.
Hamas's statement - in full
"Over the past three weeks, the leadership of the resistance has monitored the enemy’s violations and its failure to comply with the terms of the agreement.
"These violations include delaying the return of displaced persons to northern Gaza, targeting them with shelling and gunfire in various areas of the Strip, and failing to allow the entry of humanitarian aid in all its agreed-upon forms.
"Meanwhile, the resistance has fully honoured its commitments.
"Accordingly, the release of the Zionist prisoners, which was scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025, will be postponed until further notice, pending the enemy’s compliance and the retroactive fulfillment of the past weeks’ obligations.
"We reaffirm our commitment to the terms of the agreement as long as the occupation adheres to them." We'll bring you Israel's reaction as soon as we have it.
