Qatar will announce “in the next few hours” when the truce between Israel and Hamas is set to begin, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said Thursday morning local time.
A diplomatic source told CNN that the truce is likely to begin Friday, with the earliest time being midnight local time (5 p.m.
Previously, the expectation had been that the first releases and the pause in fighting would take place as early as Thursday.
The talks on how to implement the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas are ongoing and progressing positively, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said in a statement posted on X.
Persons:
Majed Al Ansari
Organizations:
Qatari Foreign Ministry, CNN
Locations:
Qatar, Israel