Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan thanked Qatar and Egypt for their assistance in mediating the truce deal, which will come into effect at 7am (05:00 GMT) tomorrow, Al Jazeera reports.

Hamdan blamed Israeli PM Netanyahu for the delay in securing the deal, saying that it was supposed to have been agreed “more than 10 days” ago.

However, Hamdan told Al Jazeera that he “hopes” the four-day pause will go forward without any complications.

But, he said, while he viewed the temporary pause positively, “the only thing that will make the Palestinian nation satisfied is the end of the occupation and the end of the Israeli attack on Gaza”.

“So when we are talking about a temporary ceasefire, that means, what we have received as the arrangements is good, we accept that, but it is not the end of the road,” he added.