“As I promised you, we have changed the face of the Middle East and as a result, Hamas remains beaten and lonely,” added Mr. Netanyahu, promising the Israelis to bring back “all the hostages”.
Under the terms of the agreement, hostilities must cease and 33 Israeli hostages must be released, in a first phase spread over six weeks.
Many prisoners released
In exchange, Israel will release 737 Palestinian prisoners, according to the Israeli Ministry of Justice, with Egypt reporting “more than 1,890 Palestinian prisoners” to be released during this first phase.
-Announced on Wednesday by the mediators, the agreement aims, according to Qatar, to ultimately lead to a definitive end to the war, triggered by a bloody attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023.
Of the 251 people kidnapped that day, 94 are still hostages in Gaza, 34 of whom are dead according to the Israeli army.
