The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced, early Friday morning, that an agreement had been reached regarding a prisoner exchange deal and a ceasefire in Gaza, as the agreement was officially signed in Doha in the presence of representatives from Israel, Hamas, the United States and Qatar.

The Security Cabinet is scheduled to convene this morning, Friday, at 10:15, followed by a government meeting to approve the deal.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement issued early Friday that Netanyahu received an update from the negotiating team that understandings had been reached regarding the deal. He called for a cabinet meeting on Friday, followed by a government meeting to approve the agreement.

According to a statement from Netanyahu's office, the families of the Israeli prisoners were informed of the understandings reached, and the coordinator responsible for prisoners and missing persons issued instructions to prepare to receive the returning prisoners.

Earlier Thursday evening, a US source reported that the latest disagreements over the prisoner swap had been resolved. Sources also reported that the final amendments to the deal had been agreed upon and signed by all parties.

An Israeli security delegation will leave for Cairo on Friday to coordinate the implementation of the prisoner swap deal and the ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli officials said the delegation will include senior officials from the Shin Bet security service and the Israeli army.

Under the previous agreement, the prisoners would be taken out through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, and from there they would be transferred to Israel. An Israeli official said the security delegation in Cairo would also discuss other issues, including reopening the Rafah crossing to evacuate wounded Palestinians from Gaza and bring in humanitarian aid as stipulated in the agreement.