Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas reached , Israeli PM Netanyahu announces - To be ratified by the Israeli Cabinet- US expects deal to be implemented by sunday and hostages released
Israel hammers Hostage release deal with Hamas but strikes Gaza with a rocket even as the deal is to be approved by the cabinet By Ashe N Ayers. New York Jan 17, 2025. Israel and the militant outfit Hamas , perpetrators of the October 07 2023 heinous attacks that killed 1200 Israeli soldiers. And the retaliatory strikes by Israel left hundreds of thousands of dead in Gaza without life support, have finally reached a settlement to ceasefire and release the remaining 140 hostages' captivity in Gaza. The deal was hammered out Friday, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an announcement through a press statement. The deal will be sent to Israel's security Cabinet for approval later in the day and then to the full Cabinet for approval, he said in a statement, although it was not clear when the full Cabinet would meet. Netanyahu said his negotiating team informed him of the agreement. "Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his appreciat...