(WENY) -- After 15 months, a ceasefire deal is on the horizon in Gaza that could bring an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. The deal could take effect on Sunday, January 19th, but as the clock ticks towards that day, there are mixed emotions including hope and skepticism from Israelis living through this firsthand.

The deal outlines the start of a six-week truce with 33 Israel hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners being released.

However, Israelis woke up to a series of conflicting messages from Prime Minister Netanyahu on Thursday, January 16th, suggesting that the agreement is now at risk. 

"As everybody knows it's not something that you actually believe is going to happen until it's happened because we know from the past deal, and that happened a year ago in November," says Israeli Citizen Rabbai David Begoun.

Begoun shared that the uncertainty is all too familiar, and what is being said is not easy to believe. 

"It wasn't until you saw the hostages standing on Israeli soil that you knew the deal had been done. I would say the same thing, exactly in this case, I personally don't feel that. I know that it's we can trust or believe what a terrorist organization is telling us until it's done," explained Begoun.

Even with the deal saying hostages will return home, it is unclear who they are, or what condition they will arrive in. 

Paz Zenmach, an IDF Veteran turned activist, has spent the past year advocating for the release of the dozens of hundreds. Despite initial hope when the news broke, even she is hesitant to believe the deal will stick.

"Last night, I thought, okay, there's going to be a deal," explained Zenmach. "I'm going to wake up in the morning and see that there's a deal, and everything will be better. And we wake up and suddenly we see a message that Hamas is changing their mind, and it's because of him, but I don't know, like, five minutes later, we see a message that Netanyahu is busy doing a negotiating."

The uncertainty has sparked protests across Israel with a heavy draft of fueling frustration from the lack of clarity and clear worry that this is another false start. 

Still, Begoun and Zenmach hold on to hope. If the deal succeeds, and the several steps unfold as planned, it will only start to bring critical humanitarian aid to Gaza. 

"If there are thing that is clear to me, so clear that me and a lot of people like me, we won't be quiet. We won't stop until everyone gets home, we'll get to the family, because only, only if all this, the hostages, the dead, the life, will be at home with our with the families, only in this point," says Zenmach. 

Israel's cabinet is now expected to vote on the Deal on Saturday. It is important to note, Israel is 8 hours ahead of New York, and the response may be shared overnight in the United States. 

National news sources say there is a lot of outrage from Netenyahu's right wing. That part of the political party says it will stop supporting the Prime Minister if he accepts the deal and doesn't continue to fight. 

As the implementation of the ceasefire deal nears, the world observes intently, wishing for this agreement to signal the start of enduring peace in the region.