A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect, brokered by Qatar. This is reported by the Times of Israel, according to UNN.
A few hours before the temporary ceasefire in Israeli cities bordering Gaza sounded rocket sirens and reported of intense IDF shelling across Gaza as the army sought to maximize to advance its mission against Hamas in the final hours before the pause
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According to Qatari mediators, at 16:00 local time, 13 hostages will be released 13 hostages held in Gaza, followed by an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Over the next four days, at least 50 women and children are scheduled to be released, while approximately 190 will remain in the hands of Palestinian terrorists.
During the same period, 150 Palestinian prisoners - mostly women and minors, some convicted of attempted murder.
The agreement encourages the release of additional hostages, with Israel agrees to an additional day of ceasefire for every ten additional hostages, released by Hamas.
The agreement will also allow fuel and humanitarian supplies to reach Gaza during the pause, the first cessation of hostilities since Hamas launched its war on October 7, killing some 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and capturing 240. civilians and taking 240 hostages.
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