Gaza ceasefire deal not finalised in Israel: Report

An Israeli diplomatic source has told the Times of Israel that the final details of a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal have not, in fact, been finalised.

The source said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "adamant on finalising all the details of the agreement before he brings it to the approval of the cabinet and the government" and added that Israel has forced Hamas to back down on its demands that Israel withdraws from the Philadelphi Corridor.  

Hamas has not confirmed such a move. 

The source also said that details of which Palestinian prisoners will be released from Israeli detention centres are yet to be worked out. 

“This insistence seems to be bearing fruit, but until things are fully agreed upon, Netanyahu will not convene the cabinet and the government,” the source told the Times of Israel.