Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Hamas provides the names of the three hostages it is set to release later on Sunday in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners.

Israel's prime minister says his country is ready to go back to war in Gaza if negotiations for a second phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas collapses.

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that a newly brokered ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip won't begin if the Palestinian militant organization fails to provide a list of the names of three hostages due to be released on Sunday.