Izzat al-Rishq, a prominent leader in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said on Thursday that the movement is committed to the ceasefire agreement announced by mediators yesterday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously claimed that Hamas had backed away from some details of the agreement, delaying the Israeli government's approval of it.

"Hamas is backing away from parts of the agreement reached with mediators and Israel, in an attempt to extract last-minute concessions," Netanyahu said in a statement.

He added, "Israel will not set a date for a meeting of the security cabinet and the government until the mediators (Qatar, Egypt and the United States) announce that Hamas has agreed to all the details of the agreement."

Israel's Army Radio had previously reported that the cabinet "will meet at 11:00 Israel time (09:00 GMT), but the meeting has been postponed to an unknown date," according to a statement from Netanyahu's office today.

Reuters also quoted an Israeli official as saying that the acceptance of the ceasefire agreement "will not become official until the Security Council and the government approve it."

It is noteworthy that the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, had announced yesterday evening, Wednesday - during a press conference in Doha - the reaching of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions, and presented its main provisions.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman said that the agreement will begin to be implemented next Sunday, and that after the approval of the two negotiating parties, work will continue to complete the executive aspects, stressing that Qatar, Egypt and the United States will work to ensure the implementation of the agreement.

The announcement of the ceasefire agreement came 15 months after the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, which has so far resulted in more than 46,000 martyrs and 110,000 wounded.