“Israel announced a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas handed over a list of three hostages to be released on Sunday. Source: The Times of Israel Details: After a delay in handing over the list, Hamas did provide the names of the three female hostages scheduled to be released later in the day, allowing Israel to announce the start of a ceasefire.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: The Times of Israel
Details: After a delay in handing over the list, Hamas did provide the names of the three female hostages who were scheduled to be released later in the day, allowing Israel to announce the start of the ceasefire.
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The silence was originally scheduled to take effect at 8:30 a.m., but the transmission of the list was delayed, causing the time to shift to 11:15 a.m. local time.
Despite the delay, Israeli forces continued to strike targets in Gaza for two hours before.
What preceded: Israel’s cabinet has approved a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip.
Prehistory:
- On January 16, in Doha, Qatar, an agreement was officially signed between Israel and Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza and begin a cease-fire.
- On January 17, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams had signed an agreement.