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Added on the 23/11/2023 11:24:58 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images taken in Sderot, southern Israel show the skyline of northern Gaza from 04:00GMT - 05:10GMT as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire takes effect. IMAGES
Smoke billows from northern Gaza City following strikes at sunset as Hamas confirms the Gaza ceasefire will start at 0500 GMT Friday. A pause in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza will start on Friday morning with the first hostages to be released hours later, mediator Qatar said, after nearly seven weeks of fighting. IMAGES
Smoke rises over the northern Gaza Strip, seen from the Israeli city of Sderot, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu categorically ruled out a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas Monday, as ground forces pushed into Gaza and freed one hostage. IMAGES
Large clouds of smoke rise in the sky over northern Gaza and sounds of explosions are heard following Israeli strikes. Fighting has raged in recent days in the northern Gaza Strip, with the Israeli army saying Hamas was trying to rebuild its military capabilities months after Israel had declared the Palestinian armed group's command structure in the area dismantled. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an immediate halt to hostilities between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the return of hostages and an increase in aid to the beseiged Palestinian territory, in a video address to an international donors' conference in Kuwait. SOUNDBITE