Cabinet members in Israel’s government are expected to vote imminently on a possible deal that would see captives held in Gaza released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a temporary pause in fighting.

The deal, if approved, would likely take at least a day to be implemented pending a 24-hour appeal period. It is expected to get the green light, despite opposition from Israel’s far-right ministers.

Netanyahu has pledged that any deal would not mean the end of the war.

Fighting has continued across Gaza, with the death toll in the enclave rising to 14,128, according to local officials. At least 10 people were killed in one strike on a residential building in Khan Younis.

MSF has identified three doctors killed in what Gaza authorities said was an Israeli strike on al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia.

Two more journalists were killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon today, bringing the total number of journalists killed in the country since the war began to three. All told, 53 journalists have been killed since the fighting began, including 46 Palestinians and four Israelis.

The leaders of BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have called for an “immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce” in Gaza.

The US has said it has retaliated after an Iran-aligned group fired missiles at a base in Iraq housing US personnel. The US strike killed several fighters, the Pentagon said.

Jordan has upped its military presence along the border with Israel, amid concerns of forced displacement of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.

Meanwhile, Qatar’s foreign ministry says negotiations involving Hamas and Israel over a potential release of people being held are in their “final stages”.

The comments come as Israel’s prime minister speaks of “progress” and the Hamas chief says a truce deal is “approaching”. Recall that Israel’s top government officials are meeting to decide whether to accept the deal.

Meanwhile, Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues and the health ministry says all hospitals in the north are now out of service.