1️⃣ *Israel's security cabinet is meeting to vote on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal* that should take effect this weekend. 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 *If approved on Friday, the agreement would halt fighting and bombardment* in Gaza's deadliest-ever war and *initiate on Sunday the release of dozens of hostages held in the territory* since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. *Under the deal struck by Qatar, the United States and Egypt*, the ensuing weeks should also see the *release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.* *Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people since the deal was announced,* while Israel's military said Thursday it had hit about 50 targets across Gaza over the past day.