Israeli officials expect deal to be signed tonight or tomorrow; Hamas’s Mohammed Sinwar said to give OK

Officials in Jerusalem tell Israeli media that the deal is expected to be signed tonight or tomorrow, and that a joint declaration is anticipated soon afterwards.

This means that if the deal is approved by the security cabinet and then the full cabinet this evening or more likely tomorrow, with a 24-48 hour period to allow for appeals against the deal to the Supreme Court, implementation could begin with the first hostages going free on Sunday.

“There is a breakthrough in the hostage deal negotiations in Doha. Hamas military leader in Gaza Mohammed Sinwar gave his OK,” Walla news cites an Israeli official as saying.

Mohammed Sinwar is the bother of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and believed to be commanding Hamas in Gaza.

Source » timesofisrael.com