Sylvia Cunio, mother of hostages Ariel and David Cunio, is embraced by a supporter during a demonstration on Thursday. Photograph: New York Times
Israel’s cabinet convened on Thursday night and was expected to approve the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
The meeting was convened after the security cabinet also earlier approved the deal.
It followed the dramatic announcement by US president Donald Trump, in the early hours of Thursday morning, that mediators in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh had received the approval, in principle, from Israel and Ha
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