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https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5808x3267+0+302/resize/1400/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http://npr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/c3/19/0a1cd34f446ebe669ab5edbd5805/gettyimages-2194096683.jpgThe Israeli government announced the ceasefire with Hamas would take effect at 11:15 local time, nearly three hours after the originally scheduled time for hostilities to cease.