AhlulBayt News Agency: At least 117 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the announcement of a ceasefire deal that is due to start on Sunday.
The toll included at least 30 children and 32 women, while more than 265 people were wounded.
Two people were killed in Rafah, while 14 others were killed in Khan Yunis, 10 in Central Gaza, and 91 in Gaza City.
Earlier Wednesday, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to halt the 15-month war in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.
He said the ceasefire would take effect on Sunday, January 19.
The agreement will be implemented over three stages, Sheikh Mohammed said. In an initial six-week phase, Israeli forces would gradually withdraw from central Gaza and Palestinians would be allowed to return to their homes in northern Gaza.
Hamas would release 33 Israeli captives over those six weeks, including all female soldiers and civilians, children and the elderly, he said.
Talks on the second phase would begin by the 16th day of the first phase, and are expected to include the release of the remaining captives and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an official briefing on the negotiations.
A third phase was expected to include the return of dead bodies and the start of reconstruction in Gaza, Reuters reported.
The announcement came as the Israeli army continued its deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip.
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The toll included at least 30 children and 32 women, while more than 265 people were wounded.
Two people were killed in Rafah, while 14 others were killed in Khan Yunis, 10 in Central Gaza, and 91 in Gaza City.
Earlier Wednesday, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to halt the 15-month war in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.
He said the ceasefire would take effect on Sunday, January 19.
The agreement will be implemented over three stages, Sheikh Mohammed said. In an initial six-week phase, Israeli forces would gradually withdraw from central Gaza and Palestinians would be allowed to return to their homes in northern Gaza.
Hamas would release 33 Israeli captives over those six weeks, including all female soldiers and civilians, children and the elderly, he said.
Talks on the second phase would begin by the 16th day of the first phase, and are expected to include the release of the remaining captives and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an official briefing on the negotiations.
A third phase was expected to include the return of dead bodies and the start of reconstruction in Gaza, Reuters reported.
The announcement came as the Israeli army continued its deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip.
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