War cabinet meeting convenes to discuss latest hostage deal proposal

The Israeli war cabinet and top security officials meet in Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024, hours after Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
The Israeli war cabinet and top security officials meet in Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024, hours after Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)

The narrow war cabinet convenes this evening to discuss the latest hostage release and truce proposal, laid out in a public speech by President Joe Biden on Friday.

The proposal put forth by Biden, which is based on an Israeli framework, is a three-phase plan that would result in the release of all hostages, the end of the war, and a rebuilding of the Gaza Strip without Hamas in power.

Far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir have threatened to bolt the coalition if the war cabinet — of which they are not a part — approves such a deal.

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