Government ministers vote in favor of approving hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas
The Prime Minister’s Office issued a brief statement after 1AM confirming the government approved the deal after meeting for more than 7 hours, which Hebrew media outlets reported 24 ministers voted in favor of and 8 opposed, including 2 members of ruling Likud party
The full Israeli government voted early Saturday in favor of approving the hostage-ceasefire agreement with Hamas, after the security cabinet gave its blessing to the deal on Friday
Now that the government has approved the agreement, opponents of the deal can petition the High Court of Justice against the release of Palestinian security prisoners who are set to be freed, though the court is unlikely to intervene
Additionally, the premier reportedly said,
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Hamas opposition had prevented the deal from being finalized for months “but the situation changed because of the heroism of our soldiers and because of operations in the region, including the strong blow we dealt to the Iranian axis”
Channel 12 quoted IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi as having said,
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“The IDF knows how to return fighting with massive strength if necessary”
