The Israeli government has ratified a peace deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. It was approved about 24 hours after the mediators announced the agreement.
The deal, brokered by US President Donald Trump to end the two-year war in Gaza, calls for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and the start of a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
“The government today approved the framework for the release of all hostages, both living and dead,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on his English-language X page.
