Israel has given the green light to the first phase of the peace plan designed by Donald Trump to end the Gaza war, a genocide in which the number of Palestinian deaths has exceeded 67,000 in two years, since the Israeli Government began the military offensive in response to the . The agreement that Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has ratified contemplates a ceasefire that will come into effect in 24 hours and the release of all Israeli hostages (living and dead) still in the Strip, in exchange for the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners and a partial withdrawal of the Israeli Army from the enclave.
“The Government has just approved the plan for the release of all the hostages,” announced, in English, the account that the office of the Prime Minister of Israel has in ‘X’. According to Executive sources, the release of the Israeli hostages will begin 72 hours following the entry into force of the ceasefire agreed with Hamas, and promoted by a plan designed in Washington. The handover of 20 Israeli hostages believed to be still alive is planned, as well as the bodies of another 28. In exchange, Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving a life sentence and 1,700 Gazans detained after the 2023 attacks. In addition, the Israeli Army will go from controlling 80% of Gazan territory to 53% and, furthermore, it will It will allow the immediate entry of humanitarian aid through corridors supervised by the UN and the Red Cross.
The pact, negotiated by mediators from the United States and Arab countries, represents the greatest advance since the start of the war, in October 2023, and comes after weeks of pressure from Washington on Netanyahu. “The war is over,” Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya has assured from his exile, who claims to have received guarantees from the White House and other intermediaries.
Israeli authorities estimate that there are still twenty hostages alive in Gaza and twenty-six more who have died in captivity. At the same time, trucks loaded with food and medicine are preparing to enter the Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people survive in tents after the destruction of their homes.
