TTP announced similar ceasefires during religious festivities in the past as well.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held phone talks on Wednesday, during which they discussed efforts to resume and implement the Gaza ceasefire deal.
The resumption of Israeli ground operations in Gaza and counter-attacks by Hamas mark a sobering juncture in a conflict that shows little sign of resolution.
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war with a pause on attacks on energy and infrastructure and to begin negotiations for a full ceasefire and permanent peace starting immediately.
A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected the US plan of ceasefire in the war against Ukraine even as US President Donald Trump's top negotiator landed in Moscow for talks.
US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire will be in place between Israel and Hezbollah starting from Wednesday after more than a year of a deadly conflict that's linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza ceasefire talks were held here in a positive atmosphere and showed "constructive" progress, said Qatar, the United States and Egypt in a joint statement on Friday.
An Israeli delegation, headed by Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar, spoke in Cairo on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the media reported.
Egypt will host Israeli and US delegations to discuss the "outstanding points" regarding a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian media reported, without revealing the specific timing of the meeting.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that his government has no plans to officially recognise a Palestinian state.
