Israeli security cabinet set to vote on deal

Israeli strikes have killed at least 101 people in Gaza since the ceasefire deal was announced on Wednesday, including 27 children, Gaza’s Civil Defense said.

An additional 264 people were injured, spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said.

Israel has consistently denied targeting civilians in the war, instead accusing Hamas of using them as “human shields.”

Among those killed, Basal said, were five people at a home that was hit in central Gaza and nine killed at another home north of Gaza city.

The Israeli security cabinet will meet today to vote on the ceasefire and hostage release deal reached with Hamas, local media reported, bringing it one step closer to implementation.

The deal must then be approved by the full cabinet, which is set to meet Saturday, meaning the ceasefire would most likely not take effect until Monday so as to leave sufficient time for any appeals to Israel’s Supreme Court.

The vote was delayed yesterday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of seeking last-minute concessions, which the militant group denied. Netanyahu, who did not provide details of his allegations, later said he had been informed by his negotiating team that agreements on the hostage deal had been reached.

An Israeli official told NBC News that the security cabinet would convene at 10:15 a.m. local time (3:15 a.m. ET).