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Hamas will release 33 Israeli captives, including civilian women ... children, elderly, sick civilians and wounded, in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Details on phases two and three will be finalised during the implementation of the first phase,
Our people will expel the occupation from our lands and from Jerusalem in the earliest time possible,
That will be a key thing that the international community, whoever helps police the ceasefire, and no doubt the Israelis, will be looking at very closely."
We are working hard to find him."
A senior Israeli official from the IDF’s Southern Command said Nobody expects the Israeli surveillance forces to stop working the minute the ceasefire happens, I expect they will be upping their capabilities."
The Israeli cabinet will not convene until the mediators notify Israel that Hamas has accepted all elements of the agreement,
said a statement from Mr Netanyahu’s office They’ve arrived, they have me
She sent a voice message to friends saying It's a very good afternoon because at long last, I can announce a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas. More than 15 months of terror for the hostages, their families, and the Israeli people and more than 15 months of suffering by the innocent people of Gaza. Fighting in Gaza will stop and soon the hostages will return home to their families."
While delivering remarks on reaching a ceasefire and hostage deal, Biden said We have consistently called for release of all hostages, ceasefire, and return to a path of dialogue and diplomacy,
I'm proud to say Americans will be part of that hostage release in phase one ... the vice president and I cannot wait to welcome them home."
Biden, commenting on the release of American hostages while announcing the ceasefire If those hostages aren't back ... I don't want to hurt your negotiation ... If they're not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East. And it will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good for frankly anyone. All hell will break out."
President-elect Donald Trump, demanding earlier this month that the hostages be released before he begins his second term on January 20 We welcome the announcement of the agreement for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza. We hope this will lead to a safe and sustained supply of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza,
The catalyst of this intensive diplomacy was the defeat of Hezbollah the ceasefire in Lebanon, and a massive isolation of Hamas that got them back to the table,
Hamas has a tendency to insert new issues-old issues, and they tried to do it again this morning,
The deal was reached today was the fruition of over a year of developments in the Middle East and extensive, extraordinary diplomacy,
Not everything will go smoothly, but we have such a detailed framework to leave very little to chance and making sure expectations are clear on both sides,
Hamas has no free-standing brigades or military organization anymore,
During the next six weeks, Israel will negotiate the necessary arrangements to get phase two, which is a permanent end of the war. Let me say it again: A permanent end of the war,
I’m a parent of a hostage who is completely in the dark,
It is imperative that this ceasefire removes the significant security and political obstacles to delivering aid across Gaza so that we can support a major increase in urgent lifesaving humanitarian support.”
UN Secretary-General António said
