If everything goes according to plan, Israel and Hamas will enter a ceasefire on Sunday or Monday at the latest, with the first three hostages set to be released.

But even if the security cabinet and the full government in Israel agree to the ceasefire, a lot can unravel once it comes into effect.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, is under immense pressure from two of his coalition parties, Religious Zionism and Jewish Power, to withdraw from the deal, or at least to relaunch the war against Hamas after the first phase has been completed.

Since the second and the third phases will only be discussed at least 16 days into the ceasefire, Mr Netanyahu might find a way to sabotage the deal to prevent the two parties from leaving his coalition.

The prime minister has a number of options to sabotage the deal and still blame Hamas for the breakdown.

The issue of Israel’s presence on the Philadelphi corridor has reportedly not been agreed on down to the last detail. Representatives from Shin Bet and IDF will leave for Cairo on Saturday to discuss the implementation of the deal vis-a-vis the corridor.

Mr Netanyahu already made the corridor a key issue this summer when he promised not to withdraw from the buffer zone that separates Gaza from Egypt until Israel is absolutely certain that Hamas will no longer be able to use it as a smuggling route for weapons.

Many Israelis agree with the government on this issue, seeing the corridor as a “lifeline” for Hamas. The terror group could also sabotage the ceasefire themselves over this issue, as they have repeatedly demanded that Israel withdraw from all Gaza.