Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Ceasefire Agreement in Vote, Phase One to Begin Sunday
+ over 100 Palestinians killed since ceasefire announcement, Israeli minister threatens to resign, California wildfires destroy decades old mosque & more.

Israel’s security cabinet gave its approval to Israel and Hamas’ ceasefire deal on Friday, hours after unexpected delays and alleged disagreements between both parties.
The approval meeting consisted of 33 members, some of which previously threatened to resign should a ceasefire deal be approved.
According to an Israeli official, the approval meeting, initially scheduled for Saturday, came hours after a 11-member convening to discuss details of the agreed Gaza ceasefire and captive release deal.
Those against the vote will have 24-hours to petition against it to the High Court.
Mediators from Egypt, Qatar, the US and Israel also met in Cairo to set out “mechanisms” for the agreement’s implementation The Guardian reported.
The cabinet’s approval comes two days after President Joe Biden announced the agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire.
In a press conference Wednesday, he said the first phase would last six weeks and include a “full and complete ceasefire,” withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of Gaza and the release of both captive Israelis and Palestinians.
Netanyahu’s office said Friday that the release of captives held on both ends is expected to begin Sunday.
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💔 THE PAST 48-HOURS:
Israel killed over 80 Palestinians in the hours directly following the announcement of a ceasefire deal that is expected to start on Sunday, marking the highest daily death toll in over a week.
As of Friday, more than 100 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli attacks. According to Gaza’s civil defense agency, of the killed 27 were children and 31 women, at least 264 have been reported injured on Friday.
🇵🇸 MORE THAN 600 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN 2025 :
Israeli military strikes have killed more than 600 in the Gaza Strip in the first 10 days of 2025.
Per Palestinian news agency Wafa, drones and fighter jets continue to hover overhead the Strip, with bombing occurring in all areas.
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🗞️ JOURNALIST DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 220
The total death count of journalists killed in Gaza has jumped to over 220. The genocide on Gaza has been the deadliest period for media officials since the Committee to Protect Journalists began keeping track of journalist deaths in 1992.
Several media advocacy organizations, including Reporters Without Borders, have called on Israel to open borders for journalists and an end to impunity for Israel’s war crimes. Since Oct. 7, 2023 Israel has banned journalists from entering the Gaza Strip, leaving the burden to the tell the truth on Palestinian shoulders.
SEE THE UPDATED LIST OF JOURNALISTS KILLED HERE
📵 SCOTUS UPHOLDS TIKTOK BAN
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company. Per the Friday hearing the app is a risk to national security due to its ties to China.
🇮🇱ISRAELI NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER THREATENS TO RESIGN
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has threatened to withdraw from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet if he approves a ceasefire deal.
Ben-Gvir said his ultra-nationalist Otzma Yehudit party – also known as the Jewish Power Party – would quit the government if the ceasefire went through.
👩🏼🚒🚒 CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES BURN MOSQUE:
Masjid Al Taqwa in Altadena, Los Angeles was destroyed by the California wildfires on Jan. 7. The 30-year-old mosque underwent renovations prior to the fires. Local community members are crowdfunding to restore the mosque once the fires settle.
Wild fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 12,000 homed and buildings and burned over 60 square miles. According to CBS News, the Palisades and Eaton wildfires are some of the worst fires the state has seen and continue to burn today.
🍼GAZAN BABIES FREEZE TO DEATH: In the last month alone, eight newborns in Gaza have died of hypothermia and more than 75 children have died due to freezing temperatures and a lack of access to warmth. The last reported newborn death was of 35-day-old Yousef Ahmad Kalloub.
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Since October 7, 2023, more than 46,707 Palestinians have been killed and 110,265 injured, with over 18,000 identified as children, according to the enclave’s health ministry— several of the deaths include journalists, media and healthcare workers. Per the latest death toll stats, one out of every 50 people has been killed in Gaza— a majority not over the age of 18.
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Gaza Death Toll Likely 40% Higher Than Reported
The total number of those killed in Gaza by Israel is undercounted by around 40%, according to peer-reviewed statistical analysis published in The Lancet journal on Thursday.
Conducted by academics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Yale University and other institutions, the study found that the Palestinian death toll in the first nine months of the genocide was likely 64,240— not the reported 37,900.
Using a statistical method called capture-recapture analysis, researchers assessed the death toll from Israel's air and ground campaign in Gaza between October 2023 and the end of June 2024.
The study analyzed those killed by traumatic injury. It noted that its estimate did not include the thousands of people still believed to be buried under rubble, or those who have died from other war-related casualties such as deaths from malnutrition, lack of shelter and waterborne illness.
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