Negotiators from Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 42-day cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, President Biden and other leaders announced on Wednesday, raising hopes that a 15-month war that killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed much of the enclave could soon come to an end.
The cease-fire was set to take effect on Sunday, Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani of Qatar, a mediating country, told reporters. He added, though, that both sides were still working on concluding some of the logistical matters.
“This cease-fire is essential and overdue. Too many lives have already been lost and ruined over the last 15 months of the conflict,” David Miliband, president and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee, said in a statement. He added that “a surge of aid is desperately needed to provide immediate relief to civilians” in Gaza and that added assistance “can lay the foundations for the even harder work of development and peace.”
President Biden has officially gotten the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Done. And only days before he leaves office!
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/15/world/israel-hamas-cease-fire-deal-gaza
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Negotiators from Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 42-day cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, President Biden and other leaders announced on Wednesday, raising hopes that a 15-month war that killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed much of the enclave could soon come to an end.
The cease-fire was set to take effect on Sunday, Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani of Qatar, a mediating country, told reporters. He added, though, that both sides were still working on concluding some of the logistical matters.
“This cease-fire is essential and overdue. Too many lives have already been lost and ruined over the last 15 months of the conflict,” David Miliband, president and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee, said in a statement. He added that “a surge of aid is desperately needed to provide immediate relief to civilians” in Gaza and that added assistance “can lay the foundations for the even harder work of development and peace.”