Ceasefire between Hamas and Israel to begin on Sunday morning

A woman walks past photos of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 6.30GMT on Sunday, Qatar’s foreign ministry has said.

Early on Saturday morning Israel’s Cabinet approved the deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a step closer to ending their deadliest and most destructive fighting ever.