Israel also agrees: a ceasefire should apply from Sunday

Israel also agrees: a ceasefire should apply from Sunday

War in the Gaza Strip
Israel also agrees: a ceasefire should apply from Sunday






The Israeli government has agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. This allows the first hostages to be released. From Sunday morning the guns should be silent.

The deal is done: After the Israeli security cabinet gave the green light to the agreement with Hamas on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the entire Israeli leadership approved the agreement. “The government has approved the plan to release the hostages,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. The ceasefire will come into force on Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m. (CET), the spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry said.

33 hostages are said to still be alive

The agreement between Israel and the radical Islamic Hamas after 15 months of war was announced on Wednesday evening. The agreement calls for a six-week ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to begin on Sunday. In the first phase of the agreement, Israel will release 737 prison inmates, according to the Justice Ministry. Hamas plans to release 33 hostages who Israel believes are still alive.

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Those close to Hamas said that three Israeli women should be released first. The Red Cross is expected to receive the first hostages on Sunday evening together with Egyptian and Qatari teams. They would then be taken to Egypt and handed over to the Israeli side, who would then also take over their medical examination.

An Israeli military official said reception centers have been set up in Kerem Shalom, Erez and Reim where the released hostages will be cared for by doctors and psychiatrists before they are taken by helicopter or vehicle to Israeli hospitals.

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After the first released hostages return home to Israel, the “first group of Palestinian prisoners, including several with heavy sentences, are expected to be released,” it said.

Israel’s Justice Ministry had previously published a list of 95 Palestinian prisoners due for release, the majority of them women. Among the names is that of Sakaria Subeidi, former leader of the al-Aqsa Brigades, the militant wing of Abbas’ Fatah party.

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In addition, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority had “made all preparations to assume full responsibility for the Gaza Strip.” This included the return of displaced people, the provision of basic services, the management of border crossings and the reconstruction of the war-torn area

It is now unclear whether the Israeli government will continue to exist in its current composition. The right-wing extremist security minister Itamar Ben Gvir had announced his resignation if the ceasefire was approved. The right-wing extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also strongly opposed the agreement.

Terror victims can still go to the highest court

Under Israeli law, relatives of terror victims are allowed to appeal the release of certain Palestinian prisoners. According to the government decision, they have 24 hours to file such a petition with the Supreme Court. But the judges are not expected to see any reason to thwart the agreement.

The war in the Gaza Strip was triggered by the major attack on Israel by Hamas and allied groups on October 7, 2023. According to Israeli reports, 1,210 people were killed and 251 hostages were taken to the Gaza Strip. 94 of the hostages are still believed to be there, and according to the Israeli army, 34 of them are already dead. Since the Hamas attack, Israel has taken massive military action in the Gaza Strip. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, which cannot be independently verified, more than 46,800 people have been killed so far.

DPA · AFP

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