Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But the military said the hostage exchange before that step had not gone as agreed.

Terror group has also failed to free civilian hostage Arbel Yehud ahead of soldiers, as Jerusalem says deal stipulated; Israel puts off allowing Palestinians' passage to north Gaza The post In deal breach,

Palestinian resistance group Hamas accused Israel on Sunday of violating a ceasefire agreement by blocking the return of displaced civilians to northern Gaza. "The Israeli occupation is delaying the implementation of the terms of the agreement,” Hamas said in a statement.