Israeli media reported that there was a 24-hour delay because the agreement was not signed by Hamas and mediator Qatar. But Israeli officials are hopeful. Read more about the Israel-Hamas war at News18.com
Netanyahu's remarks comes after a deal was announced on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war.
A deal for the release of hostages taken in the Hamas attacks of October 7 was "a difficult decision but it's a right decision," Netanyahu told his cabinet