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Thursday, October 9, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Full cabinet meeting to ratify ceasefire deal postponed to 8 p.m.
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAriela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and African History from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, third from left, convenes a cabinet meeting on September 21, 2025. (Maayan Taof/GPO)
The cabinet meeting to vote on a deal to secure the release of hostages in Gaza has been pushed to 8 p.m., two hours later than originally scheduled, according to Hebrew media reports.
The session had been set for 6 p.m., following a 5 p.m. security cabinet meeting that has yet to begin, delaying the approval of the deal to release the remaining 48 hostages held by terror organizations in Gaza, some 20 of whom are believed to be alive.
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