Kremlin welcomes ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

The Kremlin on Wednesday hailed a ceasefire agreement in Gaza as the "first good news for a long time" in the Israel-Palestinian conflict and said humanitarian pauses were the only way to build efforts for a sustainable settlement.

Israel's government and Hamas agreed earlier on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to allow in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by militants in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel.