Reports in the Middle East also suggest the pause in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas will come into effect from 10am local time tomorrow (that’s 08:00 GMT).
The deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau, Moussa Abu Marzouk, told pan-Arab TV news channel al-Jazeera that was when they expected the pause to begin ahead of the first hostages being released.
An Egyptian security source told Reuters that mediators wanted the truce to start at 10am on Thursday, and Hamas wanted “a few hours” after it was under way to begin freeing hostages.
A spokesperson for Israel’s Defence Ministry told Reuters the truce would likely come into effect “some time tomorrow”. The news agency also quoted Foreign Minister Eli Cohen as saying that he expected Israel to receive the first hostages on Thursday – though he declined to confirm the timing.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
