REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File PhotoFILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, Sept 27, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File PhotoThe Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal to release the hostages," his office said in a statement. The security cabinet would meet on Friday before a full meeting of the cabinet later to approve the deal, it said. Hamas senior official Izzat el-Reshiq said the group remained committed to the ceasefire deal.

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