Qatar’s chief negotiator, Minister of State at the Foreign Ministry Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, told Reuters the truce meant there would be “no attack whatsoever. No military movements, no expansion, nothing”.
Qatar hopes the deal “will be a seed to a bigger agreement and a permanent cease of fire, and that’s our intention”, he said.
There was no let-up in fighting, pending the start of the truce.
As morning broke on Nov 22, smoke from explosions could be seen rising above northern Gaza in live Reuters video from across the fence.
Israel’s military released footage of soldiers shooting in narrow alleyways and said it had carried out air strikes. It said its “forces continue to operate within the Strip’s territory to destroy terrorist infrastructure, eliminate terrorists and locate weaponry”.
At least 14,000 people have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory action. About two-thirds of the coastal enclave’s 2.3 million people are homeless.
Both Israel and Hamas said the truce would not halt their broader missions.
“We are at war, and we will continue the war until we achieve all our goals. To destroy Hamas, return all our hostages and ensure that no entity in Gaza can threaten Israel,” Mr Netanyahu said in a recorded message.
Hamas said in its statement: “As we announce the striking of a truce agreement, we affirm that our fingers remain on the trigger, and our victorious fighters will remain on the look-out to defend our people and defeat the occupation.”
Still, there was some hope of a step towards broader peace.
“We hope the truce will happen, and there will be good solutions, and we hope people will live peacefully, return to their homes and workplaces with stability,” said Mr Abu Jihad Shameya, who fled from northern Gaza and had taken refuge in the main southern city Khan Younis.
“May God not prolong this hardship,” he said.
Release to begin on Thursday
US President Joe Biden said he welcomed the deal.
“Today’s deal should bring home additional American hostages, and I will not stop until they are all released,” he said in a statement.
Three Americans, including a three-year-old girl whose parents were among those killed during the Oct 7 attack, are expected to be among the hostages to be released, a senior US official said.
In addition to Israeli citizens, more than half the hostages hold foreign and dual citizenship from some 40 countries. These include Thailand, Britain, France, Argentina and Chile, Israel’s government has said.
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