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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a “deal to free the hostages” had been agreed.
Netanyahu delayed a cabinet vote to ratify the Gaza ceasefire deal on Thursday, accusing Hamas of trying to change the deal at the last minute.
On Friday morning, his office said Netanyahu had been informed by the negotiating team that the agreement had been reached.
He ordered the political security cabinet to meet on Friday and the government “will meet to approve the deal,” Netanyahu’s office said. The families of the hostages have been informed, it added.
Representatives of Israel, Hamas, the United States, and Qatar have officially signed the agreement in Doha, Israeli media reports.
The ceasefire agreement was first announced on Wednesday by US and Qatari mediators.
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said the agreement would enter into force on Sunday, pending Israeli cabinet approval.
At the time, Netanyahu said the final details of the deal were being discussed, but thanked Biden for “raising it”.
Netanyahu then delayed a cabinet vote to approve the deal on Thursday, accusing Hamas of wanting to “grab concessions at the last minute”.
Hamas has said it is committed to the deal, but the BBC understands it is trying to add some of its members to the list of Palestinian prisoners to be released under the deal.
Although Israeli negotiators have approved the deal, which follows months of negotiations, it cannot be implemented until it is approved by the defense minister and the government.
