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As the first phase of the temporary ceasefire in Gaza ends, the Israeli government said Saturday night it had agreed to a proposal by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to extend it.

Yehuda Cohen, father of 20-year-old Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen, was speaking at the Israeli embassy in central London,

The announcement was made minutes after the first phase of the ceasefire came to an end. The statement also brings out the fact that the proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire was pushed

Israel's government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the Israeli government had agreed to a US plan to extend the Gaza ceasefire. The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended on Saturday.

"We demand to abandon the Witkoff framework and return to the Trump framework – all together or unleash hell on Hamas," the Tikva Forum said in a statement.