Death toll in Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to 77 since ceasefire: residents

Despite the hold-up to the cabinet meeting, political commentators on Israel’s public broadcaster Kan said the latest delay would likely be resolved and that the ceasefire was a done deal.The White House also downplayed reports of a snag in the ceasefire deal on Thursday. Jonathan Finer, the deputy national security adviser, said in an interview with CNN: “We fully expect the deal to be implemented as described by the president and by the mediators — Egypt and Qatar — yesterday and on the timeline that was described. What we’re doing now is working through details of…