A ceasefire agreement has been reached, Hamas official tells Sky News A ceasefire agreement has been reached, a Hamas official has told Sky News, after more than a year of fighting in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously said he was determined to destroy Hamas after the Palestinian militant group killed 1,200 people and seized about 250 hostages when they entered Israel from Gaza on 7 October 2023.
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The Gaza health ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its casualty count but said that more than half of the fatalities are women and children.
