The deal comes more than 20 months into the conflict -- and more than three months after a previous deal ended.

Israeli officials will head to Qatar on Sunday for ceasefire talks with Hamas despite the “unacceptable” changes the terrorist group made to the U.S.-arranged Gaza ceasefire proposal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office announced.

US -led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum after nearly 21 months of war, as prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu ’s office said Israel on Sunday will send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar. The statement also asserted that Hamas was seeking “unacceptable” changes to the proposal.