The cease-fire between Hamas and Israel is expected to go into effect on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time, Qatar’s foreign ministry announced Saturday.

Qatar’s foreign ministry says the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 8:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) on Sunday

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DOHA - A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will take effect at 8.30am (2.30pm Singapore time) on Jan 19, said Qatar, which helped mediate the deal. Israel’s Cabinet voted on Jan 18 to approve the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, ending days of uncertainty about whether the deal would go into effect this weekend.

DOHA - The Gaza ceasefire will take effect on Sunday at 8:30 am local time (0630 GMT), Qatar's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed Al Ansari announced on Saturday.

Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clearing the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home.

The Biden administration called for a final push before the president leaves office, with many seeing the Trump inauguration as an unofficial deadline.