The Cabinet of Ministers of Israel approved the agreement on the ceasefire and hostages in Gaza

A senior Egyptian official told the BBC that a meeting was held in Cairo on Friday to discuss the mechanisms for implementing the agreement.

The official said that all necessary measures have been agreed, including the formation of a joint operation room, which will include representatives of Egypt, Qatar, the United States, Palestine and Israel.

Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera News TV also quoted a source as saying they had agreed to facilitate the entry of 600 aid vehicles a day during the ceasefire.

That would require a more than 14-fold increase from the daily average of 43 trucks reported by the UN in January. But Rick Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization’s Gaza representative, said it was “highly likely” that the Rafah crossing and other crossings with Egypt would be opened.

WHO also plans to introduce a number of prefabricated hospitals to support the collapsed health sector. Half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are not operational, while others are partially operational.

There has been no respite for the Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire agreement was announced on Wednesday night.

Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defense agency said a total of 117 Palestinians, including 32 women and 30 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks since then.

Tamer Abu Shaban said that his younger niece was killed by rocket shrapnel while she was playing in the school yard in Gaza City, where her displaced family took refuge.

“Is this the truce they’re talking about? she told Reuters news agency as she stood by his body at the morgue. “What did this young lady, this child, do to deserve this?”

Israel’s military said on Thursday afternoon that it had struck 50 “terrorist targets” in Gaza over the past day and was taking steps to reduce civilian casualties.