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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: 12 hours before the ceasefire was to start, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was treating the ceasefire as temporary. Netanyahu also asserted that he negotiated the best deal possible,

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, with a pause in fighting in Gaza and the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners set to begin early Sunday. Follow for live updates.

"In the past year, through our political power, we succeeded in preventing this deal from moving forward, time and time again," he noted.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

It is not too late. We're about to attend a government meeting, and we have the authority to halt this transaction,' Ben-Gvir says in video statement following Security Cabinet approval of deal - Anad

It comes as Israeli strikes have killed dozens in Gaza ahead of the truce which is expected to take effect on Sunday.

Gvir, threatens resignation over a proposed Gaza ceasefire deal. The cabinet plans to vote soon, but Prime Minister Netanyahu has not confirmed any details. Ben-Gvir’s strong opposition highlights rising tensions within the government regarding the agreement.

The Israeli government has approved the new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for it to take effect from today. But the suspense looms as Israel has yet not received the final list of hostages to be released.

Israeli pm delivers speech presenting ceasefire, to go into effect at 06:30 GMT on Sunday, as a victory for Israel.

It is widely expected that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will replace the three with Likud MKs on an interim basis.