The Israeli Government has finally approved . He did so early on Saturday morning after a meeting that lasted more than seven hours and after the Security Cabinet gave the green light to the truce on Friday afternoon. In this way, the ceasefire will begin, as planned, on Sunday, January 19, 2025, the Office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reported. “The Government has approved the general guidelines for the return of the kidnapped. The release schedule […] will come into force on Sunday, January 19, 2025.”has communicated.
According to local media, including Haaretzthe agreement has gone ahead thanks to the 24 ministers voted in favor, while eight voted against (the Ministers of Security and Finance, as well as two from the Likud party, Netanyahu’s own party).
In this way, the agreement will come into force next Sunday at noon, at which time the first phase of the truce will begin, in which it will be certified the cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of Israeli troops towards the border and the exchange of 33 hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. At this initial moment they would be citizens in a particularly vulnerable situation, such as children, the sick, the elderly or women.
The second phase, for its part, will consist of the ‘safe and effective’ humanitarian aid distribution in much of Gazapractically completely devastated. In parallel, the repair of health centers will also be carried out and civil supplies and fuel will be allowed to enter the enclave.
However, as both parties have stressed on different occasions, The details of the second and third phases will be revealed as what is marked in the first block is fulfilled.
