Israel: Ceasefire goes into effect in Gaza, Israel says, after initial delay
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire between Israel’s military and Hamas has begun.
The Israeli government announced the ceasefire with Hamas took effect at 11:15 local time (4:15 am US ET) — around three hours after the originally scheduled time for hostilities to cease.
The ceasefire was supposed to have gone into effect at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, but before then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel did not consider the terms of the agreement valid and enforceable until Hamas had handed over a list of the names of hostages to be released today.