Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said his Cabinet will not meet to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas backs down from what it called a “last-minute crisis”.
Mr Netanyahu’s office accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement in an attempt “to extort last minute concessions”. It did not elaborate.
The Israeli Cabinet was set to ratify the deal on Thursday.
US president Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar announced the deal on Wednesday.
It would bring about the release of 33 hostages over the coming six weeks in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and an Israeli withdrawal from many parts of the territory.
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