An agreement between Israel and Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza and begin a truce was officially signed by negotiators in Doha on Thursday, Axios reported, citing sources..

The agreement was signed by representatives of Israel, Qatar and Hamas. On behalf of the United States, the signature was signed by Brett McGurk, President Biden's chief adviser on Middle East issues..

According to the publication's interlocutors, the Israeli government will vote on ratifying the agreement no earlier than Saturday evening.

The delay to the vote will delay the start of the ceasefire and the release of the first three hostages from Sunday until at least Monday, Israeli officials said..

Israel's security cabinet was due to meet to approve the agreement on Thursday morning, but several last-minute disputes delayed the formal signing of the agreement by a day..

Following the announcement of the agreement on Wednesday evening, disagreement arose over the final list of Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of the agreement, according to a US source..

Israeli and US officials said Hamas had sought the replacement of several names on a list of military militant leaders serving multiple life sentences for planning and organizing attacks..

Israel previously used the veto power it has under the agreement to block their release, but Hamas is again a demand in the negotiations.

President Biden's Middle East envoy Brett McGurk, President-elect Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, and Qatari and Egyptian mediators worked for several hours to resolve the issue.

However, even after the issue was resolved, it took several more hours for the agreement to be officially signed.

The Israeli security cabinet is expected to meet Friday morning to vote on the agreement.. The full cabinet will meet on Saturday evening..

Under Israeli law, Palestinian prisoners cannot be released from prison without a government vote. If the agreement is approved, the public will have 24 hours to file a lawsuit..

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ultranationalist coalition partners, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, said they would vote against the agreement..

Sources say Netanyahu met with Smotrich on Thursday and urged him not to resign, and also shared information about discussing an agreement with the new Trump administration..

Ben Gvir held a press conference and announced that he would resign and his party would leave the coalition if the Israeli cabinet approved the agreement. He added that he would be willing to rejoin the coalition if Israel resumed fighting in Gaza after the 42-day truce included in the first phase of the agreement..

Representatives of Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party criticized Ben Gvir and accused him of trying to overthrow the right-wing government.

The ruling party says the agreement includes US guarantees that will allow Israel to resume the war and receive weapons from the US..

Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz said on CNN that the new administration has assured Netanyahu of support if Hamas abandons any part of the agreement..

Waltz also said the Trump administration would ensure the demilitarization of Gaza and the destruction of Hamas..