Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal takes effect as families await hostages’ release Blogging Sole

A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas officially began after a last-minute delay of nearly three hours. Fighting continued beyond the originally scheduled deadline of 8:30 a.m. local time (1:30 a.m. Eastern) as the Israeli military said Hamas had not provided the names of the first three hostages to be released. , in accordance with … Read more

The ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas will take effect at 1:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, officials said. Blogging Sole

The long awaited ceasefire agreement and release of hostages between Hamas and Israel will come into force in less than 24 hours, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Majid al-Ansari posted on X that the ceasefire would begin at 1:30 a.m. EST on Sunday, 8:30 a.m. local time in Gaza. He … Read more