In Israel, three ministers have resigned due to the agreement with Hamas.

The Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, announced his resignation following a ceasefire agreement. This information comes from The Times of Israel, citing a statement from the far-right party "Otzma Yehudit," of which he is the leader.

Ben-Gvir accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of having "crossed all ideological red lines." He described the deal with Hamas as a "total victory for terrorism."

Also resigning are Ben-Gvir's party colleagues—Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Minister for the Negev, Galilee, and National Resilience, Itzhak Wasserlauf.

"Otzma Yehudit" has announced its exit from the ruling coalition. The party stated it would be ready to return if military actions against Hamas are resumed and continue until complete victory.

Another government member, Finance Minister and leader of the "Religious Zionism" party, Bezalel Smotrich, criticized the deal. Netanyahu held meetings with both ministers, after which Smotrich promised not to leave the government.

The departure of "Otzma Yehudit" will not lead to a government crisis or early elections, but such a possibility remains, as Smotrich threatens to exit the coalition if the government decides to transition from the first to the second phase of the ceasefire instead of resuming hostilities.

Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire after 15 months of conflict in the Gaza Strip. The first phase, which includes a ceasefire and the release of hostages, was scheduled to begin today at 8:30 AM local time. Israel delayed the start of the ceasefire until it received a list of the hostages to be released from Hamas, which explained the delay as being due to technical reasons.

The list was delivered around 11 AM, and Israel set the start of the ceasefire for 11:15 AM.