Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and other top army officials have told members of the government that Israel should take advantage of the leverage that has been obtained over Hamas to reach an agreement to free the hostages in Gaza, even a partial deal that would see only some of the hostages released.

Hamas's agreement to the temporary Gaza cease-fire and limited hostage deal proposed by mediators – based largely on the plan first advanced by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff…

The chief of staff said there is a deal on the table and Netanyahu must take it, Israeli media says.