Ball will be in Netanyahu’s court after phase one of ceasefire deal

Israeli media are saying Netanyahu is not going to address the public until the voting [on the ceasefire deal] is done and all the procedures are finished.

There is going to be an important discussion, in the security cabinet.

This is a deal that is laid out in a framework that secures a pause in the fighting but there could be a resumption of the war at the end of the first phase, and this is what far-right ministers are hoping for.

The Americans have been saying that they hope all three phases will be rolled out, but the ball will be in Benjamin Netanyahu’s court as he and his government will be deciding on the next steps on Thursday.

The Israeli public wants a ceasefire deal to bring back the captives, not to end the suffering of the Palestinian people, and this is why they have been protesting and asking for a deal, week after week.