Mediator Qatar said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza starting on Sunday and a hostage and prisoner exchange after 15
People celebrate along a street at Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on January 15, 2025, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. Crowds of Gazans chanted and embraced 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. months of war.
“We hope that this will be the last page of the war, and we hope that all parties will commit to implementing all the terms of this agreement,” the prime minister added. Also in the first phase, Israeli forces will withdraw from densely populated areas of Gaza to “allow for the swap of prisoners, as well as the swap of remains and the return of the displaced people to their residences,” the prime minister said.
Joint mediators Qatar, the US and Egypt will monitor the ceasefire deal through a body based in Cairo, Sheikh Mohammed said, urging “calm” in Gaza before the agreement comes into force.
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