Joint mediators the United States, Qatar and Egypt will monitor the Gaza ceasefire starting on Sunday via a body based in Cairo, Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday.

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Qatar, a key mediator, said negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their 'final stages' Tuesday, expressing hope an agreement could be reached

ISTANBUL: Qatar, Egypt, and the United States (US) vowed Wednesday (Jan 15) to guarantee the implementation of a Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, which is expected to come into effect on Jan 19,

Qatar is planning to help finance a massive boost in public sector wages promised by Syria's new government, a U.S. official and a senior diplomat said, vital assistance to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus a month after they toppled Bashar al-Assad.

Qatar's prime minister announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed Wednesday to a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Gaza, adding he hoped the deal would pave the way for a permanent end to the fighting.

The ceasefire agreement was brokered by Qatar, the United States and Eqypt, with the full details of the terms yet to be disclosed.

Qatar, which mediated the agreement, said the cease-fire deal was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.

A ceasefire in the Gaza war will begin Sunday morning at 0630 GMT, mediator Qatar said on Saturday after Israel's cabinet voted to approve the truce and hostage-prisoner release deal.The exact time of the ceasefire's start had been unclear,