A long-awaited ceasefire went into effect Tuesday, putting a stop to a devastating 15-month war in the Palestinian enclave.
A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect Tuesday after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Palestinian enclave.
The ceasefire took effect at 11:15 am local time (09:15 GMT) on Sunday after Hamas handed over to Israel a list of three female captives to be released as part of the deal. The deal stipulates a pause in fighting and the release of three Israeli captives and about 95 Palestinian prisoners on the first day.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the three captives would be released after 4:00 pm (14:00 GMT) on Sunday. It also said four other female captives would be freed in seven days.
A spokesman for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas had begun. We confirm that the names of the three captives who will be released today have been handed over to the Israeli side.
They are three Israeli citizens, one of whom holds Romanian citizenship and the other British citizenship. Thus, the ceasefire has begun,” Majed al-Ansari said in a statement.
