CAIRO — The cease-fire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time, mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees, and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid.

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The three female hostages were released as part of the phased ceasefire agreement Israel and Hamas reached last week.

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Representatives of many countries to the United States have expressed the hope for a full implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement. The agreement, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States,

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem shared on X that a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in Sebastia, West Bank. The post, accompanied by a video, accused settlers of imposing a "price tag" for the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised the mediation efforts of Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, while former US President Barack Obama called the agreement a positive step. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also welcomed the deal,

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed support on Sunday for the implementation of a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. "I welcome the start of the implementation of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza," Guterres stated in a post on X.

More than 630 humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council, with at least 300 of those trucks going to the enclave's north,

Four people have been wounded in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv in which the attacker was killed, Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said on Wednesday.

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