Hamas announced the cancellation of a hostage exchange scheduled for Saturday after accusing Israel of violating the terms of a ceasefire

Hamas indefinitely suspended the next hostage releases mandated in its cease-fire deal with Israel, the terrorist group’s spokesman Abu Obeida said on Monday. The next three hostages were due to be released on Saturday.

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