The Gaza ceasefire will come into effect on Sunday at 0630 GMT, the Qatari foreign ministry spokesman said in a tweet on X on Saturday.
24 cabinet members back agreement, which Netanyahu’s office says will enter into force on Sunday, while 2 members of ruling Likud party join far-right ministers in voting against
The full Israeli government voted early Saturday in favor of approving the hostage-ceasefire agreement with Hamas, after the security cabinet gave its blessing to the deal on Friday.
The Prime Minister’s Office issued a brief statement after 1 a.m. confirming the government approved the deal after meeting for more than seven hours, which Hebrew media outlets reported 24 ministers voted in favor of and eight opposed.
The statement added that the deal will enter into force on Sunday, when the first three Israeli hostages are to be freed. Thirty-three hostages are to be freed in the first, 42-day phase of the deal.
