China welcomes the establishment of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza, hoping that the agreement can be effectively implemented to achieve a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in the region,

Israel ranks second only to China as the country jailing the most journalists globally, according to a report released Thursday. The number of journalists held by Israel has more than doubled from last year, with 43 behind bars, all of whom are Palestinians, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ.

China has consistently expressed its deep concern about the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip and called for a release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, a comprehensive and unconditional ceasefire to end the fighting, and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to Gaza.

In separate statement, Pakistani Premier Sharif says he hopes cease-fire pact, set to take effect Sunday, is ‘honored in letter and spirit’ - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel's Cabinet won't meet to sign off any Hamas ceasefire agreement until a late snag has been resolved, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - just days before Sunday's ceasefire was due to start

China welcomes the Gaza ceasefire agreement and hopes that this agreement will be implemented effectively and that there will be a full and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

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Following the implementation of a ceasefire, Hamas security forces took to the streets of Gaza. The deployment occurred amidst public chants expressing support for the resistance in the region.

The ceasefire agreement, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, was scheduled to go into effect at 0830 am (0630 GMT). However, Netanyahu ordered the military to continue the assault, vowing not to cease fighting until Hamas provided the list of hostages.

JERUSALEM -- Israel's government said on Sunday morning that its military was not halting the fighting in Gaza, despite a ceasefire with Hamas being scheduled to take effect, citing Hamas's failure to provide a list of the first three hostages who were set to be freed later in the day.

A massive fire broke out in the Maha Kumbh Mela area due to a cylinder blast, police said, but there was no immediate news of any casualty. “Two cylinders exploded in Sector 19 of the Maha Kumbh Mela,