As we reported Wednesday, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire/hostage release deal—but then, of course, negotiations hit snags, as talks often do when dealing with the terror group.
On Thursday night, however, those disagreements were evidently solved as reports indicate that the deal has now officially been signed by Israel, Hamas, U.S. and Qatari officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been informed of the agreement and has instructed a meeting with his political-security cabinet, which would be followed by a government meeting to approve the plan, his office said in a statement translated from Hebrew to English.
“The families of the hostages were informed a short while ago of the agreements by the Directorate for Hostages, Missing Persons, and Returnees in the Prime Minister’s Office,” the statement said. “Additionally, the Prime…
