Israel's Cabinet has approved the "outline" of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said early Friday, as top Israeli officials debated a tentative deal to pause the devastating two-year war with Hamas.

The approval is a key step in implementing a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. The brief statement focused on the hostage release and made no mention of the other parts of Trump's plan for ending the war.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military carried out more strikes in Gaza, including one that reportedly left more than three dozen people trapped beneath rubble. The new strikes hit as the Cabinet met to weigh the terms of the breakthrough proposal that emerged late Wednesday a

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