However, the agreement does not mean the end of the war, as both sides have emphasized. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed last night that the fighting will not stop until Hamas’s military capabilities are “completely destroyed.”
For its part, the group stressed that the ceasefire “provides relief and the opportunity to heal the wounds of the Gaza Strip,” but that it “consolidates the will of the resistance” to continue fighting against the “Zionist enemy.”
These are the keys to the pact, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the USwhich received the green light this morning from both the Israeli government such as the Hamas leadership:
1- The agreement is expected to enter into force tomorrow, Thursday, after Israeli law mandates a 24-hour margin for possible appeals to the Supreme Court.
2- In the first phase, Hamas will at least transfer power 50 hostages, almost all women and childrenof the more than 240 he kidnapped on October 7.
3- Israel, for its part, will release a first batch 150 Palestinian prisoners who have not been convicted of blood crimes, and among whom priority will also be given to women and minors.
4- The agreement provides for a ceasefire of at least four days, which can be extended to a maximum of ten days, during which fighting will cease completely.
5- The release of hostages – most of them Israeli citizens, but including foreigners – will take place in four parts: twelve kidnapped people will be released each day of the four days of the ceasefire.
4- The hostages will go through the crossing from Rafah to Egypt, from where they will be transferred to Israel.
6- Israel will release 150 Palestinians once the first 50 hostages arrive in Israel.
7- If the first phase of the agreement goes through without setbacks, the ceasefire could be extended for up to ten days, allowing Hamas to release up to one hundred hostages alive, in exchange for the release of up to 300 Palestinian prisoners.
8- The agreed share for the exchange will always be one hostage for every three prisoners and Israel has already published this morning the list of the 300 names of Palestinian prisoners who could be released if the agreement is implemented in its entirety.
9- The agreement also contemplates access to the Strip, including the northern part, between 100 and 300 trucks with food and medical assistance, as well as fuel.
Source: El heraldo
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