Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, as he faced a pushback against the agreement from his ultranationalist allies.
Mediators announced on Wednesday night that Hamas and Israel had reached an agreement on a deal that would halt the 15-month war in Gaza and free the 98 hostages still in captivity.
But Netanyahu’s government, which relies on the back of two far-correct parties bitterly opposed to any deal, insisted that final details remained to be sorted out, and on Thursday morning claimed that Hamas was backtracking.
“Israel will not set a date for a cabinet and government conference [to approve the deal] until the mediators announce that Hamas has approved all the details of the agreement,” Netanyahu’s office said.
There was no immediate response from Hamas.
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