Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari confirmed the development on X: "As coordinated by the parties to the agreement and the mediators, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 19, local time in Gaza.”

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will take effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday morning, Qatar, which helped mediate the deal, said on Saturday. “As coordinated by the parties to the agreement and the mediators,

DOHA - The Gaza ceasefire will take effect on Sunday at 8:30 am local time (0630 GMT), Qatar's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed Al Ansari announced on Saturday.

Qatar’s foreign ministry says the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 8:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) on Sunday

The ceasefire agreement, reached with Hamas, provides for the swap of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Mediator Qatar says the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday morning. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that a ceasefire won't go forward unless

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hama s will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday. The ceasefire will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.