Israeli Security Cabinet Meeting Ends Without Vote on Ceasefire

Tel Aviv, MINA – The Israeli Security Cabinet meeting concluded on Thursday night without a vote on a ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.

The Cabinet meeting was held to approve the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. It was initially scheduled for 5:00 PM local time but was delayed by more than an hour, according to the Israeli daily, Yedioth Ahronoth.

Citing Anadolu, the next session was held until 10:00 PM after being delayed for four hours, but it still ended without a vote to approve the ceasefire.

A government spokesperson had previously stated that the Gaza ceasefire agreement would take effect within 24 hours of its approval. “Within 24 hours of the Cabinet meeting, the ceasefire in Gaza will begin,” said Shosh Bedrosian, without specifying the exact time of implementation.

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The ceasefire agreement was announced early Thursday morning following four days of indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel in the Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, mediated by Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, and the US.

On September 29, Trump announced a 20-point plan for Gaza that included the release of all Israeli captives in exchange for approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, a permanent ceasefire, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip.

The second phase of the plan called for the formation of a new governing mechanism in Gaza without Hamas participation, the establishment of a security force comprising Palestinians and troops from Arab and Islamic countries, and the disarmament of Hamas.

The plan also stipulated Arab and Muslim funding for the new government and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, with limited participation from the Palestinian Authority.

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Arab and Muslim nations welcomed the plan, but some officials also said that many details within it needed to be discussed and negotiated for full implementation.

Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed nearly 67,200 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children, rendering it uninhabitable.[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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