Wed 15 January 2025:
Qatari Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman announced Wednesday evening the success of mediators in reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, noting that its implementation will begin this Sunday.
During a press conference held in Doha, bin Abdulrahman stated that the first phase of the agreement will last 42 days and include the release of 33 Israeli detainees in exchange for an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners.
Bin Abdulrahman noted that Qatar, Egypt, and the United States “will work to ensure the implementation of the agreement,” with mechanisms in place to monitor its execution and address any potential violations.
The Qatari minister expressed his hope that “no military operations would be conducted during the period leading up to the implementation of the agreement.”
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Biden says long-term truce still being negotiated
US President Joe Biden has said a ceasefire will be in place as long as Israel and Hamas remain at the negotiating table for a long-term truce.
He added that a “full and complete” ceasefire will be part of phase one of Gaza deal.
Biden also said his administration and that of President-elect Donald Trump were “speaking as one team” in negotiations on a Gaza deal.
Hamas says Gaza ceasefire deal due to Palestinian ‘steadfastness’
Palestinian group Hamas said its ceasefire deal with Israel to halt the war in Gaza was the result of the “steadfastness” of the Palestinian people and its own “resistance”.
“The ceasefire agreement is a result of the legendary steadfastness of our great Palestinian people and our valiant resistance in the Gaza Strip for over 15 months,” the group said, adding that it paved “the way towards the realisation of our people’s aspirations for liberation and return”.
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