Gaza ceasefire to start at 6.30am GMT on January 19, Qatar confirms

The Gaza ceasefire will come into effect on Sunday at 8.30am local time in Gaza (6.30am GMT), the Qatari foreign ministry spokesman said in a tweet on X on Saturday.

"We advise the inhabitants to take precaution, exercise the utmost caution, and wait for directions from official sources," he tweeted.

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On Saturday, Israel's cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

After meeting for more than six hours, the government ratified the agreement that could pave the way for an end to the 15-month-old war in the Palestinian enclave, which Hamas controls.

Israel's justice ministry said 737 prisoners and detainees will be freed as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.

With the accord bitterly opposed by some Israeli cabinet hardliners, media reports said 24 ministers in Netanyahu's coalition government voted in favour of the deal while eight opposed it.

(With inputs from Reuters, AFP)

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