CAIRO (AP) — Top Israeli officials on Thursday debated a tentative deal to pause the devastating two-year war with Hamas while their military forces carried out more strikes in Gaza, including one that reportedly left more than three dozen people trapped beneath rubble.

The new strikes hit as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet met to weigh the terms of the breakthrough proposal that emerged late Wednesday and could free the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

The broader ceasefire plan advanced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump included many unanswered questions, such as whether and how Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza. But the sides appeared closer than they have been in months to ending a war that has killed tens o

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