Israeli Cabinet To Vote On Gaza Ceasefire Deal

A ceasefire will allow for improved planning of operations for achieving the war’s goals — if we don’t achieve them through diplomacy or otherwise,

he said

The Presidency affirmed its firm position of the necessity of an immediate ceasefire in and full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The Presidency reiterated that it was necessary to establish an immediate ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and pave the way for the State of Palestine to assume full responsibility for the Gaza Strip as an integral part of the occupied territory."

Stressing Gaza as an integral part of Palestine, the President said in a statement

The government administrative and security personnel were fully prepared to carry out their tasks to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the Gaza population, allow displaced persons to return to their houses, restore essential services to the Strip, assume responsibility for the border crossings and help commence Gaza reconstruction,

it said

Everything has been destroyed, children are on the streets, you can't pinpoint just one priority,

Doctors Without Borders coordinator Amande Bazerolle told AFP

I will go to kiss my land,

said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south

I think of them, these two little redheads, and I get shivers,

said 70-year-old Osnat Nyska, whose grandchildren attended nursery with the Bibas brothers

Benjamin Netanyahuprime Minister

The government has approved the hostage return plan

Netanyahu's office said early Saturday morning after the cabinet held its vote

We haven’t committed to any of the delusional demands of Hamas,

the Israeli prime minister said in February last year

Itamar Ben-Gvirminister of National Security

I love Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will make sure that he continues to be prime minister,

Itamar Ben Gvir, the national security minister, said in a statement Friday morning

Antony Blinkensecretary of State

We assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it is lost,

Blinken said this week

Many people don't like it, because it is clear that Israel is losing the ability to destroy Hamas, as we promised,

Amidror said

There is no other way to release the hostages, and from within Israeli society, that was very important,

the retired Major General said

Yaakov Amidrormajor General

We are dealing with this deal [for] more than a year, and both sides tried to achieve the best deal for themselves,

retired Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Major General Yaakov Amidror said in a discussion with reporters Thursday afternoon

The best deal is the one which was not achieved,

Amidror said

John Hannah (actor)thrilled Lord

Hamas is going to be able to claim that it survived,

Hannah said

Amos Harelthe Haaretz newspaper, the military analyst

No one can promise that Hamas will keep its word and execute the second stage,

Amos Harel, a military affairs columnist for the Israeli paper Haaretz, wrote on Friday

The ministers who have been saying that they want to reject the deal, they’re a stain on the state of Israel, and they don’t represent the state of Israel... They must put all of our people above the politics."

As for the comments from Israeli ministers Mr Smotrich and Mr Ben-Gvir, she says

This uncertainty is ripping families apart - there is a chance they could be all be released. If this opportunity is missed you have no idea how long will be until the next time”

In tears, Shay urges

We must go all the way with the ceasefire deal, no one should be left behind

Shay Dickmann, 29 - a fifth year medical student, whose cousins Carmel Gat and Yarden Gat were also captured on 7 October, speaking from Hostage Square, where families hold regular protests demanding the government bring their relatives home, tells The Independent

Seeing people return is going to bring tears of joy,

says Alana Zeitchik, who has six family members seized by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz in the Hamas attack