Russian authorities report thwarting Ukrainian attempt to booby-trap drone remotes, similar to Israel's attack on Hezbollah pagers.

A diplomatic source has said that Hamas violated the agreement "and therefore there will be no progress on continuing to implement the deal and on negotiations for the second stage without the return of our hostages.""The Cabinet expects the release of all nine hostages from the first stage, within a few days," the source added. All nine hostages are men, either elderly, ill, or injured. The bodies of eight hostages who were either women, elderly, or injured, are also expected to be released in the first stage.

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<p>Al Arabiya reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's visit to Washington, which was supposed to take place next week, has been postponed "until further notice."</p>

Following the recent release of hostages, Israel receives information about seven additional hostages, only one is expected to be released in current phase.

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Arab affairs analyst says Hamas is 'flexing its muscles' and does not intend to give up leadership of Gaza easily.

Following the Cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said, "In light of Hamas' announcement regarding its decision to violate the agreement and not to release our hostages, last night I instructed the IDF to build up forces within and around the Gaza Strip. This action is now being carried out. It will be completed in the very near future.""The decision that I passed unanimously in the Cabinet is this: If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday afternoon, the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will return to powerful fighting until Hamas is completely defeated."