[News] Hamas says ceasefire obstacles have been resolved

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Hamas says ceasefire obstacles have been resolved

Friday 17-January-2025
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GAZA, (PIC)

The head of Hamas’s Office of Martyrs and Prisoners, Zaher Jabarin, said
the efforts of the mediators have led to resolving the obstacles that arose
due to the failure of Israel to adhere to ceasefire agreement terms.

Jabarin affirmed in a statement on Friday that the lists of Palestinian
prisoners to be released will gradually be announced by the Office.

He pointed out that the steadfastness of the people in the Gaza Strip was
the decisive factor behind the completion of this deal.

Earlier today, the Israeli cabinet agreed to implement the deal, which will
come into force next Sunday, January 19, according to a statement issued by
the office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu’s office had put obstacles at the last minute, hindering the
Israeli approval for the ceasefire, which ends 15 months of war.

According to the Israeli law, Palestinian prisoners cannot be released from
Israeli prisons without the approval of the government through an official
vote, and if the deal is approved, there will be a 24-hour period for the
public to submit an appeal to the court.

The first stage of the 42-day agreement includes releasing 33 Israeli
captives in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 250
sentenced to life imprisonment, and about 1,000 detainees of those arrested
after October 7, 2023.

The first stage stipulates five main terms: ceasefire, withdrawal from the
Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced, the guarantee of freedom of
movement, humanitarian aid entry, and the exchange of prisoners.

The ceasefire will be reached based on the Security Council Resolution 2728
issued last March, stipulating that the three stages of the agreement
continue through negotiations with no return to fighting.

The obstacles that hindered the signing of the ceasefire deal on the part
of Israel were mainly raised by the Israeli extremist ministers, especially
the Minister of National Security and the leader of the Jewish Power party,
Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the Minister of Finance and the leader of the
Religious Zionism Party, Bezalel Smotrich, who perceive the agreement as a
threat to their political goals.
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