US President Joe Biden announced the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas to halt fighting in Gaza on Wednesday.The Gaza ceasefire will take effect on Jan. 19, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in a press conference in Doha on Wednesday.President-elect Donald Trump also said earlier that a deal had been reached to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.Negotiators in Qatar earlier appeared to be close to sealing a deal on a ceasefire in the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas after 15 months of death and destruction.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.Officials from mediators Qatar, Egypt and the US as well as Israel and Hamas said on Tuesday an agreement was closer than ever for a truce in the besieged enclave, the release of hostages held there, and the freeing of Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel.A senior Hamas official had told