A representative of Hamas, an extremist organization dominating Gaza, says the message service on Telegram that the recovery of hostage prisoners planned for next Saturday will be delayed, says Reuters.
The statement did not give a new time for a possible return.
To date, 16 Israeli hostages and 566 prisoners have been released after the ceasefire on 19 January. The latest three Hamas hostages were released on Saturday.
In the first phase of the ceasefire, 33 hostages and 1,900 Palestinians arrested by Israeli are to be released. According to Israel, eight of these 33 hostages are dead.
Five Thai hostages have been released on the basis of a separate agreement.