Gaza Ceasefire To Begin Sunday Morning, After Israeli Approval

I will go to kiss my land,

said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south

The government has approved the hostage return plan,

the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Saturday after the cabinet held its vote

As coordinated by the parties to the agreement and the mediators, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will begin at 8:30 am on Sunday, January 19, local time in Gaza. We advise the inhabitants to take precaution, exercise the utmost caution, and wait for directions from official"

Majed Al Ansari’s post on X (formerly Twitter) said

We have been making efforts to lift the sanctions from the first day of the [Assad] regime’s fall, and we do not want Syria to collapse,

Sheikh Mohammed said

The sanctions were imposed on the Assad regime and are not logical now. The new administration is not expected to address international concerns and work for its people under sanctions simultaneously,

he added

A humanitarian protocol has been reached regarding the mechanism for delivering aid to prevent blackmail,

he said

This meeting was expected to take place on Saturday, but pressure from mediators has made them start today,

she said

We reject Israel’s reckless act of incursion in the buffer zone in Syria. We talked with Ahmad al-Sharaa and affirmed the necessity of Israeli withdrawal and that the incursion should not create a new reality,

he said

I believe if this continues to be the attitude and approach for the next four years, we can create a lot of good things for the region."

Commenting on how the incoming administration has operated during negotiations, he said

Failure is not an option."

Qatar's prime minister has said ... adding:

We did lose all communications with the ship – that is essentially telling us we had an anomaly with the upper stage,

said the SpaceX communications manager, Dan Huot, before confirming the ship was lost

If the ‘deal’ passes, we will leave the government with a heavy heart.”

He reiterated that on Friday, writing on social media platform X

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal to release the hostages,

his office said in a statement

The security cabinet meeting to discuss and vote on the deal has started,

an Israeli official told AFP

I am waiting for Sunday morning when they will announce the ceasefire,

said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south in the territory

Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his appreciation for the negotiating team and all those who assisted,

his office wrote on social media Friday, adding

The idea that Israel is going to be able to sustain itself for the long term without accommodating the Palestinian question... It's not going to happen."

During an interview on MSNBC, President Biden said

Within the past 24 hours, the Israeli military scaled up its attacks across the Gaza Strip, mainly targeting buildings and public facilities. More people were killed inside their homes and shelters, where they had been seeking refuge and protection."

Al Jazeera reported

And I kept reminding my friend, and he is a friend, although we don't agree a whole lot lately, Bibi Netanyahu, that he has to find a way to accommodate the legitimate concerns of a large group of people called Palestinians, who have no place to live independently."

Mr Biden, who hands over to Donald Trump on Monday, added

The government will then convene to approve the deal,

the office added, without specifying whether the meeting would also take place on Friday