This comes after reports that the government would delay the vote on the matter until Saturday.
By CORINNE BAUM, SHIR PERETSJANUARY 17, 2025 02:28Updated: JANUARY 17, 2025 10:10
Viewing the Bibas family posters.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Representatives of Israel, Hamas, the US, and Qatar have officially signed the hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire in Doha, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed in a statement Friday morning.
According to the statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been informed of the agreement and instructed to convene the Political-security cabinet, followed by a government meeting to approve the plan.
The Security Cabinet is set to convene at 10:15 a.m. Friday morning to approve the deal.
Currently, the government plenum is set to vote on the measure on Saturday, which would delay the release of the first three hostages until Monday, rather than Sunday as initially planned.
The government cited last-minute disagreements with Hamas as the reason for the delay in voting on the matter.
Opposition is expected
The vote is expected to cause significant opposition in the government, with three ministers already promising to quit if the Israel-Hamas War does not continue.
Protestors against the deal with Hamas block the Chords Bridge, Jerusalem, January 16, 2025. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Both Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have threatened to have their parties withdraw from the government if the war against Hamas does not continue.
The Prime Minister’s Office released a statement expressing the prime minister’s appreciation to the negotiating team, as well as confirming that the families of the hostages were informed of the agreement.
The statement added that the Coordinator of Prisoners of War and Missing Persons has begun preparations for the return of the hostages.
“The State of Israel is committed to achieving all the goals of the war, including the return of all our hostages – both living and dead,” the statement concluded.
Later on Friday, the families of the hostages set to be released in the first stage of the deal had been notified.
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