Israel says its offensive in Gaza continues, after a four-day pause in fighting was delayed
The pause was expected to start on Thursday – an Israeli government source says they believe the deal will go ahead on Friday
Qatar – which helped broker the deal – says the start time will be announced “within the next few hours”
In the first phase of the pause, Hamas will release 50 hostages from Gaza, and Israel will free 150 Palestinian detainees
On Thursday morning, Israel said its aerial strikes hit 300 Hamas targets in the past day, including tunnels and weapons sites
Meanwhile, UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has arrived in Israel – visiting Kibbutz Be’eri, the sight of a Hamas massacre on 7 October
Israel began attacking Gaza after the Hamas attacks last month, which killed 1,200 people and saw about 240 taken hostage
