Israel’s cabinet will vote Friday on a Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal, after earlier blaming Hamas for reneging on parts of the agreement, which the group denied. A key party in Israel’s governing coalition threatened to quit if it does not return to war after the first stage of the ceasefire.
• The agreement to pause the war in Gaza, and release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, was made on Wednesday. Here’s what we know about it.
• Israeli bombardments killed at least 83 people in Gaza since the announcement of the ceasefire and hostages deal, marking the highest daily death toll in over a week.
• The three-phase deal is set to begin Sunday, but many of its details and the timeline remain unclear. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he won’t comment until all details are finalized.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed 83 people since the announcement of the ceasefire and hostages deal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defense said Thursday.
Of those killed, 23 were children and 27 were women, Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, said.
Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces said it struck approximately “50 terror targets” across the Gaza Strip.
