The deal is being considered by the war cabinet, propaganda outlet CNN claims.
Israel, Hamas and the US are on the cusp of reaching a deal that could be announced as soon as Tuesday for Hamas to release 50 women and children hostages that the militant group took during the October 7 terror attack on Israel, in exchange for a four-to-five day pause in fighting and three Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons for every hostage released, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
The deal could be announced as soon as Tuesday, two Israeli sources said. US officials close to the negotiations stressed that while the deal is not done, they are increasingly optimistic and believe the many weeks of difficult work is about to pay off with a hostage release.
"It's very close," a senior US official told CNN.
Israel's war cabinet will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET), followed by the security cabinet at 12 p.m. and the government an hour later, "in light of the developments on the issue of freeing the hostages," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced Tuesday.
"We are making progress. I don't think it's worth saying more, even at this moment, but I hope there will be good news soon," Netanyahu said as he met with reservists on Tuesday.