Representatives from Israel, Hamas, the United States, and Qatar formalized the agreement regarding the hostages during a signing ceremony held early Friday morning in Doha.
On Thursday evening, a diplomatic insider revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains determined to settle every aspect of the hostage agreement before presenting it to both the Security Cabinet and the full Cabinet for a vote.
“Netanyahu strongly refused Hamas’s demand to change the deployment of troops in on the Philadelphi Corridor and thus he is standing firmly against Hamas’s other demands today, which deviate from the understandings that were reached during the negotiations. It seems that this insistence bears fruit, but until the matters are completely finalized, Prime Minister Netanyahu will not convene the Cabinet and government.”
Simultaneously, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made it clear on Thursday that his party would leave the government if the Cabinet approves the proposed deal with Hamas.
“The deal that is being formed is reckless,” Ben-Gvir began.
“When you see the jubilation of the Hamas supporter (MK) Ayman Odeh, the dancing in Gaza, and the celebrations in the villages of Judea and Samaria – you understand which side is surrendering in this deal. Therefore, if this reckless deal is approved and implemented, the Otzma Yehudit party will not be part of the government and will leave it,” the Minister declared.
He also said: “I call on the members of the Religious Zionist party as well as the idealistic MKs in the Likud to act similarly, and together with us to prevent the implementation of this reckless surrender deal.”
{Matzav.com Israel}