Israeli government votes to approve the hostage and ceasefire deal by a majority of 24 to 8
The deal's 8 opponents included ministers from the Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionist parties, as well as Amichai Chikli and David Amsalem of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud
Following some seven hours' worth of deliberations, the Israeli government early on Saturday ratified a hostage and ceasefire deal with the Palestinian jihadists of Hamas. 24 ministers voted in favor to eight who voted against it.
The vote represents the final hurdle the agreement faced, pushing it to the implementation stage, set to begin on Sunday.
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Hours earlier, it was Israel's security cabinet that approved the deal whereby 33 Hamas captives are to be freed in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian terrorists doing time in Israeli prisons, including hundreds serving life sentences.
As expected, the hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich voted against the deal, but were outnumbered.