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Netanyahu office says deal to release hostages agreed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that an “agreement to release the hostages” had been agreed upon.

Netanyahu had postponed the Cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday, accusing Hamas of seeking to make changes to the agreement at the last minute.

On Friday morning, his office said the negotiating team informed Netanyahu that agreements had been reached on the deal.

Netanyahu ordered the security political cabinet to convene later on Friday and that the government “will then convene to approve the deal,” Netanyahu’s office said. She added that the families of the hostages have been informed.

Israeli media reports stated that representatives of Israel, Hamas, the United States, and Qatar officially signed the agreement in Doha.

The ceasefire agreement was first announced on Wednesday by US and Qatari mediators.

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said that the agreement will enter into force on Sunday, pending approval by the Israeli Cabinet.

At the time, Netanyahu said the final details of the agreement were still being worked out, but he thanked Biden for “promoting” it.

Netanyahu then postponed a cabinet vote to approve the agreement on Thursday, accusing Hamas of trying to “extort last-minute concessions.”

Hamas said it was committed to the agreement, but the BBC has learned that it is trying to add some of its members to the list of Palestinian prisoners who will be released under the agreement.

Although Israeli negotiators agreed to the deal, which came after months of talks, it cannot be implemented until it is approved by the security cabinet and the government.

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2025-01-17 03:57:00

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