Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has received a list of the hostages set to be released from Hamas

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas it set to go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Sunday, mediator Qatar said. It will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Israel will not proceed with the ceasefire deal until Hamas provides a list of hostages to be released, Netanyahu said. IDF is prepared for the hostages' release and has set up complexes near the Gaza border.

The Israeli government ratified the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, after a cabinet meeting that lasted more than six hours and ended in the early hours of Saturday.

Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has come into effect A Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has come into effect. The long-sought ceasefire for Gaza, where Israel has been waging a powerful military campaign for the past 15 months,

Israel continues to strike Gaza after ceasefire deal was announced. The agreement, which involves the release of hostages held in Gaza, is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Gaza's rulers Hamas that has decimated the Strip.