Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza to take effect on Sunday morning
Al Jazeera
The Israeli government ratified the agreement early on Saturday morning after meeting for more than six hours.
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will take effect at 08:30am (06:30 GMT) on Sunday, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced in a post on X.
On Friday, Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved the deal after more than 460 days of war in which Israeli forces have killed more than 46,788 Palestinians and wounded 110,453.
The Israeli government ratified the agreement early on Saturday morning after meeting for more than six hours, Netanyahu’s office said in a brief statement.
The deal would see the release of 33 captives held in Gaza over the next six weeks, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
The remainder, including male soldiers, are to be released in a second phase that will be negotiated during the first.