Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says security cabinet will convene on Friday amid concerns the delay could push back the start of the ceasefire
- Israel-Gaza war: live updates
Israel’s security cabinet will meet on Friday after negotiators reached a deal for the release of hostages as part of a Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said.
In Gaza itself, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said late on Thursday that at least 86 people had been killed in the day after the truce was unveiled. Earlier on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had attacked approximately 50 terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
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