Ceasefire in Gaza officially goes into effect

I believe we will get a ceasefire,

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said

Hamas was obliged to provide the names of the first female hostages to be released at 4:00 p.m. yesterday (1400 GMT on Sunday),

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told journalists shortly after the ceasefire started

We have a deal for the hostages in the Middle East. They will be released shortly. Thank you!”

It didn’t take long for President-elect Donald Trump to post on Truth Social

With this deal in place, my National Security team, through the efforts of Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will continue to work closely with Israel and our Allies to make sure Gaza NEVER again becomes a terrorist safe haven,

Mr Trump said in a second post