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ISRAEL: PM Claims Hamas Reneging On Gaza Deal Points, Cabinet Meeting Delayed

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Times of Israel reporting comments attributed to the office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claiming that Hamas is “reneging on the understandings and creating a last-minute crisis that is preventing an agreement,” with regards to the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal announced on 15 Jan. The PM's office claims “The Israeli cabinet will not convene until the mediators notify Israel that Hamas has accepted all elements of the agreement.”

  • The smaller security cabinet was due to meet at the top of the hour to vote on the ceasefire deal, with the entire cabinet convening after that. Israel's N12 reports "but due to the ongoing talks [in Doha] and the fact that the heads of the Qatari security establishment need to attend, it is expected to be delayed until at least the late afternoon, possibly even the evening."
  • PM's office says that “Hamas is demanding that it determine the identity of the terrorists to be released". It is believed that under the terms of the deal, Israel would have veto power.  
  • There is also a wait for Netanyahu to see whether the ultranationalist Religious Zionism party of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigns from gov't in protest to the deal. RZ Knesset member Zvi Sukkot told Kan Radio that “In all likelihood, we will resign from the government,”.
  • The loss of RZ would leave the gov't with 61 of 120 seats, a majority of one. All eyes would then be on the six MKs from the ultranationalist Otzama Yehudit. If they also withdrew from gov't it could see the fall of the Netanyahu administration. 
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Times of Israel reporting comments attributed to the office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claiming that Hamas is “reneging on the understandings and creating a last-minute crisis that is preventing an agreement,” with regards to the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal announced on 15 Jan. The PM's office claims “The Israeli cabinet will not convene until the mediators notify Israel that Hamas has accepted all elements of the agreement.”

  • The smaller security cabinet was due to meet at the top of the hour to vote on the ceasefire deal, with the entire cabinet convening after that. Israel's N12 reports "but due to the ongoing talks [in Doha] and the fact that the heads of the Qatari security establishment need to attend, it is expected to be delayed until at least the late afternoon, possibly even the evening."
  • PM's office says that “Hamas is demanding that it determine the identity of the terrorists to be released". It is believed that under the terms of the deal, Israel would have veto power.  
  • There is also a wait for Netanyahu to see whether the ultranationalist Religious Zionism party of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigns from gov't in protest to the deal. RZ Knesset member Zvi Sukkot told Kan Radio that “In all likelihood, we will resign from the government,”.
  • The loss of RZ would leave the gov't with 61 of 120 seats, a majority of one. All eyes would then be on the six MKs from the ultranationalist Otzama Yehudit. If they also withdrew from gov't it could see the fall of the Netanyahu administration.