Israel says the first prisoner exchange will take place “not before” 4pm (14:00 GMT) on Sunday
Good morning and welcome to i's liveblog. The full Israeli cabinet has approved the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal with 24 ministers voting in favor and 8 ministers against. 'The Government has approved the framework for the return of the hostages. The framework for the hostages' release will come into effect on Sunday,' Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a brief statement.
The 11 voting members of the security cabinet approved the deal with a majority vote making way for a vote from the full cabinet. meanwhile Israeli warplanes have kept up heavy attacks since the ceasefire deal was agreed. Medics in Gaza said an Israeli airstrike early on Saturday killed five people in a tent in the Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in the enclave's south. This brought to 119 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli bombardment since the accord was announced on Wednesday.
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