People gather to celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting at a plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 9, 2025. /VCG
The Israeli government early Friday approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages.
"The government now approved the framework for the release of all the hostages – both the living and the deceased," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
The deal gained enough votes, though pro-settler ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, among others, voted against it.
"The war will immediately end upon the approval of the Israeli government," the agreement read. "All military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment and targeting operations, will be suspended."
Israeli media said the ceasefire in Gaza will happen immediately, but the prime minister's office said it will start within 24 hours after the cabinet's approval.
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