DOHA, QATAR — Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday (local time) a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding that they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza.
DOHA, QATAR — Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding that they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza .After mediators earlier said a deal had been reached, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that some issues in the framework remained 'unresolved,' though it expressed hope the 'details will be finalized tonight.
People celebrate along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 15, 2025, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. Thousands of Gazans celebrated as news spread that a ceasefire and hostage release deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas, aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in the Palestinian territory.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who holds a largely ceremonial role, said the deal was the 'right move' to bring back hostages seized during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the war.That attack, the deadliest in Israeli history, resulted in the deaths of 1,210 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of official Israeli figures.
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