ISRAEL has announced the ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas will finally be signed.
It comes after Israel accused Hamas terrorists of “last-minute blackmail” on Thursday sparking fears the deal could collapse.
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The Israeli cabinet is set to meet this morning to give final approval to the deal, the PM’s Netanyahu’s office said.
But in the early hours today, Netanyahu’s office said approval was imminent.
His office said: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal to release the hostages.”
The security cabinet would meet on Friday before a full meeting of the cabinet on Saturday to approve the deal.
This pushes back the release of the first batch of hostages to Monday.
Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes in Gaza and Palestinian authorities said late on Thursday that at least 86 people were killed the day after the truce was announced.
White House spokesperson John Kirby said Washington believed the agreement was on track…
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