A long-awaited agreement to pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages is facing a potential crisis. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that his cabinet will not approve the deal until Hamas backs down from demands, accusing the militant group of reneging on earlier understandings.
Netanyahu 's office said his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement until Hamas backs down, accusing it of reneging on parts of the agreement in an attempt to gain further concessions.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a"last minute crisis" with Hamas was holding up Israel i approval of a long-awaited agreement to pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages.
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have meanwhile killed at least 48 people over the past day, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. In previous conflicts, both sides have stepped up military operations in the final hours before ceasefires as a way to project strength.‘Nobody talks about the family at home.' Firefighters' families await their safe return
The remainder of the hostages, including male soldiers, are to be released in a second — and much more difficult — phase that will be negotiated during the first. Hamas has said it will not release the remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal, while Israel has vowed to keep fighting until it dismantles the group and to maintain open-ended security control over the territory.
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