Gaza ceasefire to begin Sunday at 12:15 pm, Qatar says

Cairo, Jan 16, (dpa/GNA) – The ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, is scheduled to take effect in the Gaza Strip on Sunday at 12:15 pm (1015 GMT), according to Qatar, one of the mediators of the agreement.

Majed al-Ansari, spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, announced the timing during an interview with the news channel Al Jazeera.

Before the agreement comes into effect, “leading teams” would already begin work on Thursday to discuss the details, al-Ansari said.

Mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and the United States are expected to monitor the ceasefire’s implementation.

GNA