A positive decision was reached at the end of a meeting that lasted no less than six hours.
The Israeli government has approved a ceasefire agreement with the extremist organization Hamas early on Saturday, says the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu office.
– The government has approved a plan to release the hostages, the chancellery announced in a press release.
A positive decision was reached at the end of a meeting that lasted no less than six hours. According to the US media Axios, a total of 24 ministers voted for the agreement and eight against.
The country’s security cabinet, on the other hand, approved the agreement earlier on Friday.
The armistice agreement is scheduled to enter into force on Sunday. The first hostages were to be released on the same day.
The news is updated.
Sources: AFP, AP, Reuters