Ceasefire in Gaza to begin Thursday morning

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Smoke billowing after an Israeli strike in north Gaza on Nov 22 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Photo by John Macdougal/AFP

GAZA - Moussa Abu Marzouk, a Hamas senior official told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the ceasefire in Gaza will begin Thursday at 10am local time (0800 GMT).

A Palestinian source, who requested to remain anonymous, confirmed to Xinhua that "the news is true."

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Abu Marzouk said the majority of the 50 captives to be released during the ceasefire are foreign nationals. - XINHUA