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,

Hamas named the three hostages it plans to release on Sunday more than two hours after the ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to have begun. Israel had earlier said it would keep fighting until it received the names.

Israel and Hamas have signed a ceasefire agreement to end the war and return the hostages kidnapped by the terror group during the Oct 7 attacks.