“On January 16, in Doha, Egypt, an agreement was officially signed between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas on the release of hostages held in Gaza and the beginning of a cease-fire. Source: Axios, citing two sources familiar with the matter Details: The agreement was reportedly signed by representatives of Israel, Qatar and Hamas after several days of intense negotiations.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
On January 16, in Doha, Egypt, an agreement was officially signed between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas on the release of hostages held in Gaza and the beginning of a cease-fire.
Source: Axios cited two sources familiar with the matter
Details: The agreement was reportedly signed by representatives of Israel, Qatar and Hamas after several days of intense negotiations. US President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser, Brett McGurk, signed the agreement on behalf of the United States.
According to the interlocutors of the publication, the Israeli government will vote to ratify the agreement no earlier than the evening of Saturday, January 18.
According to the agreement, 33 Israeli hostages, including women, children, men over 50 years old and wounded, will be released in the first stage. More than 700 Palestinian prisoners will also be released, including 275 people accused of killing Israelis. In addition, 1,000 Palestinians detained during the war but not involved in the October 7 attacks will be released.
Humanitarian aid will also be delivered to the Gaza Strip, including 600 trucks with humanitarian aid and 50 fuel tankers, as well as 200,000 tents and 60,000 mobile homes for displaced persons.
The agreement stipulates that Qatar, Egypt and the United States will act as guarantors of the implementation of the agreement.
On the sixteenth day of the truce, Israel and Hamas will begin negotiations on the second phase of the agreement, which includes the release of the remaining hostages, a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Literally: “While talks on the deal were ongoing in Doha, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government partners – Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir – said they would vote against the deal.”
Details: Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz said on CNN on Wednesday that the new administration has informed Netanyahu that if Hamas reneges on any part of the deal, the US will support Israel.
Waltz also said that the Trump administration will ensure the demilitarization of Gaza and the destruction of Hamas.
Prehistory:
- On the morning of January 16, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office announced that the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas refused to support a series of cease-fire agreements in the Gaza Strip and was disrupting the process of releasing hostages.
- On January 15, US President Joe Biden confirmed that an agreement had been reached between Hamas terrorists and Israel on a ceasefire and the release of hostages.