Israel will not send a negotiating delegation to Cairo this Sunday to negotiate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip given the refusal of the Islamist group Hamas to share its list of live hostages, according to official sources cited by Israeli media.

The main reason for resuming a new ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was due to the interest of both parties in exchanging hostages and prisoners. However, the Israeli government had already warned that, if it did not receive more information about the health status of the captives, it would not continue negotiating with the Islamist organization on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahustated last Thursday that I would only send a delegation to negotiate in Cairo if Hamas released the list of hostages who are still alive since their kidnapping on October 7, when more than 250 people were taken captive.

The Islamist group announced the next day the death of seven hostages in captivity in recent weeks, and released the identity of only three of them. Hamas raises the number of hostages killed “by Israeli bombings” to 70, although Israel has only confirmed the death of thirty, of the 130 still inside.

Tastethe main mediator in this conflict, informed Israel that Hamas had not shared the list of Israel has been demanding since last week, which is why the Netanyahu government decided not to send emissaries to Egypt to negotiate the ceasefire, according to official sources cited by Israeli media.

Meanwhile, a Hamas delegation did arrive in Cairo today to meet with the mediators (Qatar, Egypt and the United States) and promote a truce agreement before Ramadan, a meeting in which Israel ultimately did not participate.