​After 48 days of fighting, in which thousands of people were killed and wounded, Israel and Hamas agreed on a temporary ceasefire for 4 days. A Qatari-brokered deal between Israel and Hamas that included a hostage exchange and a temporary ceasefire is currently on hold, Israeli officials said. The deal was due to take effect at 10 a.m. Thursday, but it is unclear whether it will take effect at the scheduled time.

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06:25 According to Israeli officials, the four-day ceasefire was due to take effect on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. local time, but a last-minute problem appears to have caused the delay. Earlier, five members of Hezbollah, the powerful Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group, were killed in an Israeli attack in Beit Yahun in southern Lebanon.

06:00 On the ground, Israel continues operations in Gaza and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises “absolute victory” over Hamas

01:31 Temporary truce means feeding children before killing them, says Palestinian diplomat

“To feed our children for a few days and then continue to kill them is unthinkable,” the head of the Palestinian mission in the UK said ahead of tomorrow’s temporary ceasefire.

Israel implemented a “plan” to “make sure Gaza is unlivable”, Dr Husam Zomlot told Sky News.

His comments came after Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday night to continue the war after the end of the truce to defeat Hamas.

01:11 More than 100 unidentified Palestinian victims were buried together in a mass grave in southern Gaza, Sky News reported.

The bodies, wrapped in blue plastic sheets, were placed together in a grave in Khan Younis.

Medical workers documented the bodies and held memorial services.

The hostages “will not be released before Friday”

00:45 Netanyahu: “I told Mossad to act against Hamas leaders wherever they are”

In response to several questions at a press conference this evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had told the Mossad to act against Hamas leaders wherever they were, the Times of Israel reported.

After the reporter mentions a report (in Hebrew) that says Ismail Haniya and Khaled Mashal said they hope to continue running Gaza after the war, Netanyahu says he has “instructed the Mossad to act against Hamas leaders wherever they are were”.

Asked if the truce covered Hamas leaders – a possible reference to those abroad – Netanyahu said there was “no such commitment”.

00:15The son of the head of the parliamentary bloc “Hezbollah” was killed during an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon – sources

The son of a prominent Hezbollah lawmaker was killed in an Israeli counterattack in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a source close to the family told AFP.

The son of Mohammed Raad, head of the Hezbollah parliamentary bloc, “was killed along with a number of other Hezbollah members” in an Israeli strike on a house in Beit Yahun, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. .