Rapid and particularly important are the developments in the Middle East as everything shows that an agreement has been reached between and for a ceasefire.
An official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters the deal between Israel and Hamas includes an initial phase of a six-week ceasefire, the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, the release of hostages held by Hamas and the release of Palestinians. prisoners held by Israel.
A U.S. official, who was not named, told reporter Barak Ravid of the U.S. news website Axios that an agreement had been reached on the .
Al Jazzera cited a statement to reach an agreement. And the Egyptian news network al Qahera also reported the news of a deal.
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages, a US official and an Arab official told The Times of Israel.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sha’ar announced that he is interrupting his tour of Europe to participate in the votes to be held in the security council and the government to approve the agreement on the cease-fire in Gaza and the release of the hostages.
Reuters: The key points of the Israel-Hamas deal
- The Israel-Hamas deal outlines an initial phase of a six-week ceasefire that includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from central Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, an official briefed on the deal says.
- The agreement calls for 600 humanitarian aid trucks to be allowed into Gaza each day of the ceasefire, of which 50 will carry fuel, with 300 of the trucks allocated to the north.
- Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages, including all women (soldiers and civilians), children and men over 50.
- Hamas will release the hostages over a six-week period, with three hostages released each week and the rest before the end of the period.
- Israel will release 30 Palestinian prisoners for every civilian hostage and 50 Palestinian prisoners for every Israeli soldier released by Hamas.
- All living hostages will be released first, followed by the remains of the dead hostages.
- The implementation of the agreement will be guaranteed by Qatar, Egypt and the USA.
- Negotiations for the second phase of the agreement will begin by the 16th day of the first phase.
- The second phase is expected to include the release of all remaining hostages, a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli soldiers.
- CBS News reported that a last-minute problem arose over the Philadelphia Corridor – a strategically important strip of land along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt – but that it has been resolved.
Tomorrow the votes in Israel
Israel will vote tomorrow on the approval of the agreement on the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has announced that he is interrupting his European tour to take part in the Security Council and government votes tomorrow.
“Following the progress of the negotiations, Minister Saar interrupted his diplomatic visit, which was scheduled to continue tomorrow in Hungary. He will return to Israel this evening to participate in the scheduled discussions and votes in the Security Council and the government,” the ministry said in its statement.
The European Union “welcomes” the ceasefire agreement between Israel
The European Union today “welcomed” the news of the announcement of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of war.
“I welcome the ceasefire agreement and the hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas, which will bring much-needed relief to those affected by this devastating conflict,” European Commissioner Dubravka Suica said in a post on Platform X .
