Doha: China welcomed on Thursday the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, reached between Hamas and the Israeli entity, expressing its hope for reaching a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire through the effective implementation of the agreement.

According to Qatar News Agency, the joint mediation efforts undertaken by the State of Qatar, in cooperation with Egypt and the US, succeeded in reaching an agreement between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Israeli entity for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and exchange prisoners and detainees, as the agreement will come into effect next Sunday.