Netanyah accuses Hamas of withdrawing from parts of the ceasefire agreement

Through a statement, Prime Minister Netanyah's office said Hamas was trying to secure last minute concessions”.

Hamas has been declared a terrorist group by the United States, Great Britain, and other Western countries.

The several-phase ceasefire, which was announced Wednesday after negotiations for months, will take effect Sunday if the agreement is fully approved.

Meanwhile, Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 72 people since the deal was announced, according to data from health authorities in Gaza. Palestinians there reported fierce night attacks as residents celebrated the agreement's arrival.

UN agencies said they are ready to send humanitarian aid to the region. According to the United Nations, at least 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.3 million residents have moved, and 92 percent of the dwellings have been destroyed.

Israeli President Isaac Herzeg offered his strong support for the ceasefire after the declaration of the agreement Wednesday.

But one of the main opponents of the government agreement, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, named it “a bad and dangerous agreement for the national security of the state of Israel”. /voa