If confirmed, the agreement would pause fighting which has raged in Gaza for more than a year and see a number of hostages released.

Qatar’s prime minister said the deal would go into effect on Sunday. Israel said final details still need ironing out.

A Qatari official has told Newsweek that the country at the center of the recently established ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement will support President Donald Trump in pushing both sides to adhere to the truce.