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Israel’s cabinet has approved the ceasefire deal with Hamas. This ceasefire will come into effect from Sunday i.e. tomorrow. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement on Saturday morning saying the government has approved the hostage return plan.
This deal will be completed in 3 phases. In the first phase, 33 Israeli hostages will be released. In return, Israel will also release 250 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli army will also withdraw from Gaza.
The Justice Ministry in Israel has released a list of 95 Palestinians to be released from Sunday. These include 69 women, 16 men and 10 minors.
How will the deal be implemented?
According to the deal, the first phase of ceasefire will be for 42 days. In the first phase, Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages. In return, Israel will also release 250 Hamas prisoners. Also, the Israeli army will retreat 700 meters from the Gaza border.
Negotiations for ceasefire were going on in Doha, the capital of Qatar for the last several weeks. Egypt and America were also involved in this conversation. According to Al Jazeera report, Qatar PM Thani met representatives of Hamas and Israel on Wednesday, after which the deal was completed.
Hamas will release the remaining hostages 15 days after the release of the first phase of hostages. Meanwhile, both sides will talk about permanent ceasefire.
Deal brokered by Qatar and America
This agreement was negotiated in Doha, the capital of Qatar, with the help of Egypt, Qatar and America. Israel was represented by Mossad Chief David Barnia and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar. At the same time, Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Biden’s envoy Brett McGurk were present here from the US side.
This news is being updated…