Israel security cabinet begins meeting to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal

17/01/2025 10:35 France 24

Israel's security cabinet meets Friday to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend. If approved, the agreement would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza's deadliest-ever war and initiate the release of dozens of hostages held in the territory since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. FRANCE 24's journalist Andrew Hilliar tells us more.

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