Gaza, Nov 23 : Moussa Abu Marzouk, a Hamas senior official has told Al Jazeera that the ceasefire in Gaza will begin on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. local time.

The US has carried out two series of strikes in Iraq since Tuesday, in response to more than 60 attacks by Iran-aligned militias against forces in the region, and destroyed a Kataeb Hezbollah operations center and a command and control node.