Gaza ceasefire set to come into force on Sunday morning

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza is set to come into force on Sunday morning, after 15 months of Israeli bombardment has killed over 46,000 Palestinians.

An Israeli delegation landed in the Egyptian capital on Saturday to monitor the implementation of the deal, Israel's Kan public broadcaster reported. 

Despite strong opposition from elements of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition, Israel's cabinet approved the deal in a vote on Friday. 

According to the full text of the truce agreement, the first phase - which will last six weeks - will involve the exchange of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners and a return to "sustainable calm".

Thirty-three Israeli captives held in Gaza will be released as part of the first phase, the first of whom are expected to be released on Sunday. 

They will be released in exchange for Palestinians serving life sentences at a ratio of 1:3 and Palestinians serving other sentences at a ratio of 1:27, according to the agreement. 

On Friday, Israel's justice ministry published an extensive list of hundreds of Palestinians set to be freed as part of the prisoner exchange deal. 

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