A vocal member of Mr. Netanyahu’s governing coalition took a stand against a cease-fire deal late on Thursday. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s hard-line national security minister, threatened to resign and remove his party from the Israeli government if the cabinet voted to approve the provisional cease-fire deal.

On Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that an agreement to release hostages in the Gaza Strip has been made, following reports from his office about last-minute issues in concluding a ceasefire that would halt 15 months of conflict.