Expectations for a temporary cease-fire in Israel's war against Hamas swirled Tuesday. The Israeli cabinet was expected to vote on a deal that would include freeing some of the hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, in exchange for some Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons. But ahead of that expected vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that the war would continue after any cease-fire. Israel seeks to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and bring home all the hostages taken. Amid talks of a possible deal, Israel’s army widened its operations across northern Gaza, where they battled Palestinian militants on Tuesday in the densely populated Jabaliya refugee camp, the territory’s largest.
