Israeli govt approves first part of Gaza peace deal

The Israeli government approved the first part of the historic deal to end the conflict in Gaza, after a brutal two-year war that has ravaged the Palestinian enclave and sparked a global outcry, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early on Friday local time. “The government has just now approved the framework for the release of all of the hostages — the living and the deceased,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement posted on X. Under the terms of the deal, the ceasefire should take effect within 24 hours. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to travel to Egypt for an official signing of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and that hostages will...