« It’s the end of the war » in Gaza. The announcement was made by US President Joe Biden after the signing of a ceasefire this Wednesday evening between Israel and the Hamas movement in Gaza.
This agreement comes after more than 15 months of bloody war against the Palestinian enclave, and will come into force next Sunday, announced US President-elect Donald Trump, who will return to the White House on January 20.
This ceasefire was reached after months of negotiations between the Israeli government and Hamas which were carried out under the aegis of Qatar, Egypt and the United States. These discussions have accelerated in recent days.
They made it possible to reach a truce between Israel and Hamas which could end the war which has left tens of thousands dead among the 2.4 million inhabitants of Gaza. This ceasefire provides for three phases. During the first stage, which will last 42 days, 33 Israelis detained by Hamas will be released, said Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdelrahmane Al-Thani.
What the Gaza ceasefire agreement provides for
« Hamas will release 33 Israeli captives, including civilian women (…), children, the elderly, sick civilians and the wounded, in exchange for several prisoners held in Israeli prisons. Details regarding phases two and three will be finalized during the implementation of phase one “, he clarified.
The other Israeli detainees will be released in a second phase, according to media reports.
When the ceasefire agreement was announced, many Palestinians took to the streets in different towns in the Palestinian enclave to express their joy.
Since the attacks perpetrated by Hamas against Israel on October 7, the Israeli army has relentlessly and indiscriminately bombarded the Palestinian enclave, sowing death and chaos, and plunging the region into war.
Supported by the United States and many Western countries, the extremist government of Benyamin Netanyahu has transformed a large part of Gaza into ruins, destroyed its drinking water supply networks, its schools, its hospitals, its power plant.
Worse, it deprived the Palestinians of food, medicine and fuel, leaving them prey to the sick, the cold and starvation.
Faced with Israeli barbarity, the UN Security Council was powerless to impose the ceasefire, due to the systematic opposition of the United States to any resolution obliging Israel to end the ceasefire. war.
In addition to diplomatic support, the United States has provided Israel with the weapons and munitions it needs to bomb and kill Palestinians.
Faced with this barbarity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued international arrest warrants against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, and former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza .
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