LIVE Middle East | Israeli government agrees to truce, US sends 200 soldiers to Israel

The Israeli government has approved the ceasefire with Hamas and the agreement on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this shortly after midnight. The Palestinian organization Hamas considers the Gaza war to be over. “We have received assurances from the mediators and the US government and all have confirmed that the war is completely over,” said exiled Hamas’s top leader, Khalil al-Hayya. Follow all developments in the Middle East in our live blog.

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