Reports noted that the ceasefire would come into effect from Sunday.
Under the six-week first phase of the three-stage deal, Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages, including all women, children, and men over 50.
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has defended his decision to bring war crimes allegations against Israel’s prime minister.
During the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, 33 Israelis were taken hostage.
Hamas had taken 94 hostages during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
With a ceasefire holding by a thread, this was an inauspicious time to visit anywhere in the area, let alone the country at the heart of the renewed conflict.
Hamas claimed it “has demonstrated responsibility and flexibility.”
“We will not tolerate any organisation of terror against Israeli communities and Israeli citizens from the Gaza Strip,” Mr Katz said.
“If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025…there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East,” Mr Trump declared.
The Israeli prime minister’s office condemned the ICC’s decision, describing it as “antisemitic.”
