Ceasefire in jeopardy as Jerusalem waits for meeting of security cabinet under pressure from right-wingers

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Hamas released six Israeli hostages on Saturday, but Israel delayed the handover of more than 600 Palestinians it was due to free from its prisons in exchange, putting the five-week-old ceasefire agreement once more in jeopardy.

The government said the release would be delayed until after a scheduled meeting of the security cabinet on Saturday evening at the earliest.