23 November 2023 at 15:12 Reuters: Ceasefire starts Friday morning In addition, Qatar, which has mediated between the parties, states that it has received a list of names of civilian Israelis to be released from Gaza. The ceasefire will start at 06:00 Norwegian time. The first 13 people from this list will be released at 15:00 Norwegian time. A spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry went on to say that emergency aid will begin flowing into Gaza as soon as the ceasefire comes into force. Reuters reports. Hamas also confirms that the ceasefire will take effect on Friday morning. At the same time, Israel confirms that it has received the list of names of hostages who will be allowed to return to Israel. The agreement between Israel and Hamas involves a four-day pause in the fighting, while 50 hostages are to be released by Hamas and 150 imprisoned Palestinians are to be released by Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar hopes to be able to negotiate a new prisoner exchange agreement during the ceasefire.
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