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Israel Cabinet has approved Gaza ceasefire deal, but will Netanyahu allow permanent truce?
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (fifth from right) heading a Cabinet meeting to vote on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Jan 17.
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LONDON – Israel’s government has ratified the ceasefire agreement and hostage release deal concluded with Hamas, the radical Palestinian organisation in control of Gaza.
After a heated Cabinet debate, which, unusually for Israel, dragged on into the early hours of a Saturday – known as the Sabbath and the day of rest for Jewish believers – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overcame opposition from his hard-right ministers and secured the Cabinet’s approval for the deal.
