Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel delays key vote on truce

The Israeli cabinet was expected to vote Thursday on whether to ratify a highly anticipated ceasefire and hostage release deal agreed between Hamas and Israel. Follow for live news updates.

• 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 81 Palestinians over the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said, marking the highest daily death toll in over a week despite the agreement. • 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. • International aid agencies welcomed the deal and vowed to scale up their work in Gaza. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees called for “rapid, unhindered and uninterrupted humanitarian access” to the strip to relieve the suffering caused by war. The ramping up of humanitarian aid into Gaza to 600 trucks a day, as outlined in the ceasefire and hostage release deal agreed between Hamas and Israel, would be “only a start” in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a UN humanitarian official has said.