A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will take effect at 6:30am GMT (11:30am Pakistan time) on Sunday morning, Qatar, which helped mediate the deal, says, according to AFP.

“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,” Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said on X.

“We advise the inhabitants to take precaution, exercise the utmost caution, and wait for directions from official sources.”

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