The Israeli cabinet has approved the agreement with Hamas on the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages signed during the night between Thursday and Friday in Doha. The agreement will enter into force on Sunday, January 19, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced.

Israel will release 737 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the first Israeli hostages held by Hamas , in the first phase of the truce agreement in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Justice Ministry announced.

Among the prisoners to be released is Zakaria Zubeidi, responsible for several attacks against Israeli civilians and former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Fatah party, who escaped from an Israeli prison in 2021.

The Israeli military (IDF) has confirmed that the ceasefire in Gaza will come into effect
tomorrow at 8.30 local time, 7.30 in Italy .

(Unioneonline).

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