Game on … maybe?
Ink finally met paper in Doha overnight, according to the Times of Israel, cementing an operational pause and the exchange of hostages for prisoners with Hamas. Officially this requires a vote from the security cabinet (which has already approved the deal) and then the full cabinet for approval, but that is nearly a formality at this point.
On the Israeli side, anyway:
Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams signed a Gaza hostage release and ceasefire deal in Doha early Friday, after the final hurdles stalling finalization of the agreement were cleared.
Confirming the deal was completed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the security cabinet would convene on Friday to vote on it, before the full cabinet was expected to follow suit on Saturday night.
Though this was initially expected to push off the scheduled release of the first…
