Israel's cabinet approved a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, ending days of uncertainty about the truce. The ceasefire will begin Sunday and halt fighting in Gaza. The deal also includes the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
A man walks past destroyed and damaged buildings at the site of an overnight Israel i airstrike. Picture: AFP
“The government has approved the hostage return plan”, Netanyahu’s office said early Saturday morning after the cabinet held its vote.Israel’s justice ministry has said 737 prisoners and detainees will be freed as part of the first phase of the deal – none before 4:00 pm local time on Sunday.
Hamas said in November 2023 that Kfir, his four-year-old brother Ariel and their mother Shiri had died in an air strike, but with the Israeli military yet to confirm their deaths, many are clinging to hope. Israel’s retaliatory campaign has destroyed much of Gaza, killing 46,876 people, most of them civilians, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry that the UN considers reliable.The ceasefire agreement followed intensified efforts by mediators Qatar, the United States and Egypt after months of fruitless negotiations.
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