The security cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ratified the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
According to the international news agency, after a meeting of Israel's security cabinet that lasted for several hours, a decision was finally made in favor of the ceasefire agreement.
The security cabinet recommended the government accept the ceasefire agreement.
After this, approval will also be sought in the government cabinet meeting, which is mandatory under the Israeli constitution, but there is a strong possibility of easy approval.
If approved by the full cabinet, the first Israeli hostage will be released from Hamas custody on Sunday.
The US Secretary of State said that the first Israeli hostage to be released will be an American citizen. However, it has not yet been made clear that he will be the first hostage.
Earlier, the Israeli prime minister appeared to back down from the agreement when he baselessly accused Hamas of violating the agreement.
It should be noted that under the three-phase Gaza ceasefire agreement, Hamas will release Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons.
This phase will be followed by negotiations for the other two phases, which will discuss the reconstruction of the devastated Gaza, the withdrawal of the Israeli army, and other issues.
It should be noted that on October 7, 2023, more than 3,000 Hamas fighters attacked Israel, killing 1,500 Jews and taking 250 hostages to Gaza.
Israel launched a series of retaliatory bombings the next day, which are still ongoing, killing more than 45,000 Palestinians and injuring more than 110,000.
The top leadership of Hamas and Hezbollah have also attained the status of martyrs, while millions of Palestinians are forced to live in refugee camps.
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