CAIRO, November 22. /TASS/. Palestine welcomes the agreement between Israel and the Palestinian radical movement Hamas on a ceasefire, according to Hussein al-Sheikh, secretary of the Palestinian Authority’s General Authority of Civil Affairs.

"[Palestinian] President [Mahmoud] Abbas and the [Palestinian] leadership welcome the humanitarian truce agreement, we appreciate the Qatari-Egyptian effort that has been made, and we renew the call for a comprehensive cessation of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, the introduction of humanitarian aid, and the implementation of a political solution based on international legitimacy, leading to an end to the occupation and the Palestinian people gaining their freedom, independence, and sovereignty," the senior Palestinian official wrote on X (former Twitter).

Earlier, Hamas announced reaching an agreement with Israel on a four-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with mediation from Qatar and Egypt. The Islamist movement confirmed that the deal would see the release of 50 women and children, aged under 19, in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian women and children under 19 years of age from Israeli prisons.

In turn, the Israeli presidential office said that the government had approved a plan to return home at least 50 hostages and take a humanitarian pause for four days, following which the Israeli army would resume the fighting in the enclave. However, Israel will take an additional day in the pause for the release of every additional ten hostages, the office said. According to Israel, more than 200 people are still being held by Hamas militants.