Hamas says ceasefire reached with Israel after severe escalation

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum says that Egypt has managed to broker a ceasefire between Israel and the terror groups in the Gaza Strip.

“Egyptian efforts succeed [in achieving] a ceasefire between the occupation and the resistance factions,” Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum says in a statement.

A ball of fire bellows above buildings in Gaza City during reported Israeli strikes on March 25, 2019. (Majdi Fathi / AFP)

Israel has yet to comment on the claim.

According to reports, the ceasefire will go into effect at 10:00 p.m.

Salama Maroof, the head of the Hamas-run government media office, writes on Twitter that all Hamas-run ministries and institutions will be open tomorrow as usual.

— Adam Rasgon

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