Gaza war nearing end? Palestinian official confirms: Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas close!

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Gaza war nearing end? Palestinian official confirms: Ceasefire agreement between
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The terms of an agreement between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages are being finalized.

The news was confirmed by a Palestinian official, according to the BBC.

Such a statement comes after US President Joe Biden said that an agreement was "on the verge" of being realized and that his administration was working urgently on the issue.

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday and with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar, who is mediating the negotiations, on Monday.

The Palestinian official told the BBC that Hamas and Israeli officials were holding indirect talks in the same building on Monday. Revealing some possible details of the agreement, the official said that detailed technical discussions took considerable time.

Both sides agreed that Hamas would release three hostages on the first day of the deal, after which Israel would begin withdrawing troops from populated areas.

Seven days later, Hamas would release four more hostages and Israel would allow people displaced in the south to return to the north, but their transportation would only be on foot via the coastal road.

Cars, animal-drawn carts and trucks will be allowed to pass through a crossing adjacent to Salah al-Din Street, monitored by an X-ray machine operated by a Qatari-Egyptian technical security team.

The agreement includes provisions for Israeli forces to remain in the Philadelphia corridor and maintain an 800-meter zone along the eastern and northern borders during the first phase, which will last 42 days.

Israel has also agreed to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including about 190 who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. In exchange, Hamas will release 34 hostages.

Negotiations for the second and third phases of the agreement would begin on the 16th day of the ceasefire.


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