Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect in Gaza

A ceasefire has begun successful Gaza aft Hamas handed implicit to Israel a database of 3 captives to beryllium released arsenic portion of the deal.

The ceasefire agreed betwixt Israel and Hamas volition instrumentality effect astatine 11:15am section clip (09:15 GMT) connected Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bureau said.

Netanyahu’s bureau besides said the merchandise of the 3 captives would instrumentality spot aft 1400 GMT connected Sunday. It besides said 4 different surviving pistillate hostages would beryllium freed successful 7 days.

Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reporting from Khan Younis successful confederate Gaza said thousands of Palestinians volition present beryllium getting acceptable to spell to areas they were not allowed to earlier – including Jabalia and Rafah, successful bluish and confederate Gaza respectively.

“Since this greeting radical present were waiting for the ceasefire to instrumentality effect, and commencement moving towards Rafah. We besides saw a batch of radical putting unneurotic their luggage … getting acceptable to commencement going back,” she said.

“But those radical besides cognize that astir of their houses are not adjacent there. Most of their houses are not lasting anymore. However, astir Palestinians accidental they’re going to enactment their tents connected apical of the rubble. They miss their neighbourhoods … oregon immoderate is near of it.”

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