Supreme Court of Israel rejects appeals to hostage deal: report

The Supreme Court of Israel has rejected appeals Wednesday to the cease-fire and hostage release deal with Hamas, according to an Axios report. 

A group called the Almagor Terror Victims Association filed a petition Wednesday arguing that the deal is a threat to Israeli security and violates the right to equality since only some of Hamas' hostages are set to be released, The Times of Israel reports. 

But now with appeals against the deal rejected, the hostage release and cease-fire agreement appears ready to be implemented tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. local time, or 3 a.m. ET. 

The Office of Israel’s Prime Minister says 50 total hostages will be released from Hamas over a 4-day period, while “the release of every additional ten hostages will result in one additional day in the pause” in fighting. 

"The Government of Israel, the IDF and the security services will continue the war in order to return home all of the hostages, complete the elimination of Hamas and ensure that there will be no new threat to the State of Israel from Gaza,” the office also said.