It paves the way for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. It started three hours later than expected. Hamas said the delay was connected to "technical field reasons,

Gaza’s Civil Defense said 19 people were killed in the nearly three-hour delay from when the ceasefire was set to be enforced.

Ceasefire in Gaza that was expected to begin today hit delays, possibly stalling the hostage release; the Israeli military continued attacks