The ceasefire agreement announced Wednesday in Doha, Qatar, between Israel and Hamas, due to enter into effect on Sunday, is on the lips of every major news agency.
But soon after celebrations erupted in Gaza, major confusion seems to have set in, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s delaying of the cabinet and parliament plenum vote. The vote, initially scheduled to take place on Thursday, was paused by Netanyahu, who claimed Hamas was attempting to alter terms at the last moment – an allegation Hamas vehemently denied. Finally, early Friday morning, Netanyahu confirmed that a deal was reached, and the security cabinet passed a vote around 3pm local Israeli time. The deal will now go on to the full Israeli cabinet for a vote. At the time of publicaiton, the cabinet had began its meeting as of Friday night local time. …..more
