The “last-minute crisis” that held up the Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal on Thursday has been resolved, with the proposal expected to go into effect on Sunday, officials said.

The breakthrough 42-day peace deal was hanging by a thread Thursday morning after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a security cabinet vote amid government infighting and Hamas’ alleged “last-minute blackmail attempt.”

Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party in the Knesset, said the issues have been dealt with as Netanyahu puts on the final touches with his cabinet for parliament to approve.

“A few minutes ago I received a final announcement that all obstacles have been overcome and the deal is underway,” Deri said in a statement, according to a Times of Israel translation.

Netanyahu’s cabinet is scheduled to convene on Friday to approve the cease-fire and hand it off to the Knesset, an Israeli official told CNN.  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that despite the momentary setback, the US expects the cease-fire and hostage exchange will go on as scheduled on Sunday. 

“I am confident, and I fully expect that implementation will begin, as we said, on Sunday,” Blinken said at his farewell news conference. 

The outgoing secretary of state said the Biden administration will hammer out the loose ends of the deal in its final days as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday. 

The last-minute delay to the deal came after Netanyahu’s office suddenly announced that Israel would not set a date for a cabinet and parliament vote “until the mediators announce that Hamas has approved all the details of the agreement.” 

The obstacle included the terror group’s objection to a part of the agreement that gave Israel the right to refuse the release of certain Palestinian prisoners accused of murders.

Israel has long maintained that it would not release murder suspects as part of the cease-fire deal, although it appears the Jewish state will make some concessions as part of the agreement to help free 33 hostages in the first phase of the deal. 

Along with Hamas’ alleged last-minute monkey wrench, Netanyahu faced pressure from right-wing allies to reject any deal that would not allow Israel to go back to war after the initial 42 days of peace. 

The current deal, which requires approval from Israel’s cabinet and government, would go into effect Sunday if implemented — just a day before Trump takes office.

The plan outlines a six-week initial cease-fire with the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed over the past 15 months.

The deal would also bring a surge of humanitarian aid to help the population living within the battered Gaza Strip.

Hamas is still holding about 100 hostages, including seven Americans, in Gaza following the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.