a deal to free some captives held by hamas. we are waiting on an announcement by the government and new details on the terms of the agreement. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m pamela brown and you are in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. versus hour, the breaking news out of israel on a high stakes invoke vote that could bring several dozen hostages home within days. covering the story from every angle. first, the israeli cabinet is heading towards a decision on this hostage deal. give us the latest. reporter: the debate in the israeli cabinet has been going on for several hours already and in my continue for another hour or two longer if not more than that. it has already gone through several stages of the legal and political approval process required here. it is through the war cabinet. it s gone through the security cabinet and it now requires the approval of the government and that is where this debate is happening