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Hamas says Gaza ceasefire with Israel to begin at 2am on Friday
20 May 2021 20:46 BST
Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 am local on Friday (23:00 GMT), a Hamas official and Israeli media said.
A Hamas official told the Reuters news agency that the ceasefire would be "mutual and simultaneous".
Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet had approved the truce, on the basis of what one official was quoted as calling "quiet in exchange for quiet".
Israeli cabinet spokesmen had no immediate comment.
The report comes after the Israeli government formally told the Egyptian mediator in indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas that it plans to halt operations, according to Al Jazeera.