<article data-history-node-id="429874" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-gaza-deal-take-effect-only-after-receiving-cabinet-approval" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-gaza-deal-take-effect-only-after-receiving-cabinet-approval" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel says Gaza deal to take effect only after receiving cabinet approval</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the ceasefire in&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;will take effect only after receiving cabinet approval.</p> <p>"Contrary to Arab media reports, the 72-hour countdown will begin only after the agreement is approved in the cabinet meeting, which is expected in the evening hours," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.</p> <p>US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;deal involving the exchange of captives and Palestinian prisoners, with the swap set to occur within 72 hours of the deal's implementation.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="429641" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-agrees-release-hostages-rejects-foreign-governorship-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-agrees-release-hostages-rejects-foreign-governorship-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hamas agrees to release hostages but rejects foreign governorship of Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hamas agreed to release all&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;captives held in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-war-gaza" target="_blank">Gaza</a>&nbsp;on Friday, after what it described as "in-depth consultations" with leadership ranks, Palestinian factions and mediators</p> <p>The announcement comes just hours after US President Donald Trump warned on his TruthSocial account that Hamas should "RELEASE THE HOSTAGES, ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING THE BODIES OF THOSE THAT ARE DEAD, NOW! An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time".&nbsp;</p> <p>It also comes five days after Trump announced his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/full-text-trumps-20-point-plan-end-war-gaza-0" target="_blank">20-point plan</a>&nbsp;for Gaza alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.</p> <p>"The movement announces its agreement to release all Israeli prisoners, both living and dead, according to the exchange formula contained in President Trump’s proposal, provided the field conditions for the exchange are met," Hamas said in a statement.</p> <p>"In this context, the movement affirms its readiness to immediately enter into negotiations through the mediators to discuss the details of this. The movement also renews its agreement to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats), based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support," the group added.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-agrees-release-all-israeli-captives-dead-or-alive">Hamas agrees to release hostages but rejects foreign governorship of Gaza</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Khaled Meshaal, a senior leader in Hamas, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar on 14 October 2014 (Fadi al-Assaad/Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f5b10a13-011b-4ecd-98ff-636cbabed362" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/2025-09-09T165356Z_2065682040_RC2FOGAXVBXE_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-LEADERS.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="Khaled Meshaal, a senior leader in Hamas, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar on 14 October 2014 (Fadi al-Assaad/Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Khaled Meshaal, a senior leader in Hamas, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar on 14 October 2014 (Fadi al-Assaad/Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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