Qatar, the mediator coordinating the talks, said the terms would include a comprehensive halt to fighting in both the north and south of the Gaza Strip.
The truce is expected to last at least four days to allow for a prisoner exchange. It is the first ceasefire between Israel and Hamas since the fighting began. It was previously reported that the truce would take place at 10am on November 23. Palestinian officials told AFP that the truce was "delayed at the last minute" because the sides had not agreed on how the hostages would be released. Although Israel and the US did not give a reason for the delay, the two countries expressed optimism about the possibility of Hamas and Israel agreeing to a truce to allow for the rescue of civilians.
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Fighting in Gaza continued on November 23, with Palestinian media reporting that Israeli aircraft and artillery carried out at least two strikes on the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, killing 15 people. Bombardments were also reported in other parts of Gaza, including the Jabalia and Nuseirat refugee camps.
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Israel also released information about the airstrikes. The Times of Israel reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked about 300 targets in Gaza on November 22. These sites included command centers, tunnels, weapons production and storage facilities, as well as Hamas rocket launch sites. There were no reports of casualties in these strikes.
Munir Al-Brush, head of the Gaza Health Authority, said Israel had ordered the evacuation of the Indonesian hospital within four hours. Bombings continued on all sides around the hospital, he told Al Jazeera. About 200 patients had not been evacuated from the Indonesian hospital, but each ambulance could only carry a maximum of seven people at a time.
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Meanwhile, a doctor at Gaza's largest Al Shifa hospital told AFP that hospital director Khalid Abu Samra and several medical staff had been detained by Israeli forces. Israeli media also reported the news. A report on Kan TV said Abu Salmiya was being questioned by the Shin Bet and the IDF, Israel's internal security agency, which has repeatedly accused Hamas of using the hospital as a command center for military operations.
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