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The Israeli Security Cabinet voted on Friday to approve the hostage deal with Hamas. Only Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich voted against the deal.

It comes as Israeli strikes have killed dozens in Gaza ahead of the truce which is expected to take effect on Sunday.

Gvir, threatens resignation over a proposed Gaza ceasefire deal. The cabinet plans to vote soon, but Prime Minister Netanyahu has not confirmed any details. Ben-Gvir’s strong opposition highlights rising tensions within the government regarding the agreement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backing out of a cease-fire deal to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, which has raged for more than a year.

"In the past year, through our political power, we succeeded in preventing this deal from moving forward, time and time again," he noted.

It is not too late. We're about to attend a government meeting, and we have the authority to halt this transaction,' Ben-Gvir says in video statement following Security Cabinet approval of deal - Anad

Israel's prime minister is expected to hold a cabinet meeting on Friday to approve an agreement with Hamas on a 6-week ceasefire, scheduled to start on Sunday.

Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel and Hamas reach an agreement on the ceasefire deal after Israel delayed vote.

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.