Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

ISRAEL has announced the much anticipated ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas will finally be signed. It comes after after Israel accused Hamas terrorists of “last-minute blackmail “on

The Israeli government ratified the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, after a cabinet meeting that lasted more than six hours and ended in the early hours of Saturday.