The security cabinet voted by a majority of eight votes, with the opposition of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and the abstention of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, to approve the continued IDF deployment on the Philadelphi Corridor, adjacent to the Egypt-Gaza border as part of a future hostage deal. Ministers claimed in the discussion that "Hamas will have to compromise on the Philadelphi issue, just as it compromised on its demand to end the war."