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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">The Gaza Ceasefire Agreement: Key Points and Steps Toward Reconstruction</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">January 16, 2025<br></div></div>
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A ceasefire agreement was reached in Gaza. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)
<p><strong>By <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff" title="Display all articles for Palestine Chronicle Staff">Palestine Chronicle Staff</a></strong> </p>
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<h3>The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, set to unfold in
three stages, establishes steps for military cessation, detainee
exchanges, and humanitarian relief, ultimately aiming for Gaza’s
reconstruction and lasting peace.</h3>
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<p>Below are the confirmed details of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.</p>
<p>The agreement includes provisions for improving the conditions of
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, although Israel has refused to
release senior Palestinian prisoners.</p>
<p>An Egyptian-Qatari committee will oversee the return of displaced persons from the southern Gaza Strip to the north.</p>
<p>Below are the key points of the ceasefire agreement, which both
Hamas, as a representative of the Palestinian Resistance, and Israel
have agreed to implement in three stages, starting Sunday, January 19,
2025:</p>
<h2>Stage 1</h2>
<p><strong>This phase will last 42 days, with the following conditions agreed upon:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>A temporary cessation of military operations by both
sides, with Israeli forces withdrawing eastward, away from populated
areas, to a zone along the border in all areas of Gaza, including Wadi
Gaza (The Gaza Valley – PC). The withdrawal will be to a distance of 700
meters from the border, based on maps from before October 7, 2023.</p>
<p>A temporary suspension of Israeli air activity for military and
reconnaissance purposes in Gaza, for 10 hours per day, and 12 hours on
days when prisoners and detainees are released.</p>
<p>During the first phase, Israel will release approximately 2,000
prisoners, including 250 serving life sentences, and around 1,000
prisoners detained after October 7, 2023.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Return of displaced persons to their homes and withdrawal from Wadi Gaza, as follows:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>After the release of 7 Israeli detainees, Israeli forces
will fully withdraw by the seventh day of the agreement, from Rashid
Street east to Salah al-Din Street, dismantling all military positions
in this area. The return of displaced persons will begin, and freedom of
movement for civilians will be guaranteed across all of Gaza.
Humanitarian aid will enter through Rashid Street from day one without
obstacles.</p>
<p>On the 22nd day of the agreement, Israeli forces will withdraw from
central Gaza, particularly from the Netzarim Axis and Kuwait Roundabout,
to an area near the border, dismantling all military installations. The
return of displaced persons will continue, and freedom of movement will
be granted across Gaza.</p>
<p>The Rafah Crossing will open seven days after the start of Stage 1,
with the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid, relief supplies, and fuel
through 600 trucks daily, 50 of which will carry fuel, with 300 trucks
heading to northern Gaza.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Exchange of detainees and prisoners, as follows:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Hamas will release 33 Israeli detainees (alive or dead),
including civilian women, soldiers, children under 19, elderly
individuals over 50, and wounded or ill civilians, in exchange for the
release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. For every Israeli
detainee released, Israel will release 30 Palestinian children and women
from prison.</p>
<p>In exchange for the release of 30 elderly and ill Palestinian
prisoners, Hamas will release all living Israeli detainees who are
elderly, ill, or wounded civilians.</p>
<p>Israel will release 50 Palestinian prisoners for each Israeli soldier released by Hamas.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>The detainee exchange schedule in Stage 1 is as follows:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>On the first day of the agreement, Hamas will release 3 Israeli civilian detainees. On the seventh day, it will release 4 more.</p>
<p>Afterward, Hamas will release 3 Israeli detainees every seven days,
and all living detainees will be released before any bodies are
returned.</p>
<p>In the sixth week of the agreement, Israel will release 47 prisoners
from the “Shalit Deal,” who were re-arrested after their release in
2011.</p>
<p>If the number of living Israeli detainees released does not reach 33,
the remaining number will be made up of bodies. In return, Israel will
release all women and children detained after October 7, 2023, by the
sixth week.</p>
<p>The detainee exchange process is linked to the adherence to the terms
of the agreement, which include the cessation of military operations by
both sides, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the return of displaced
persons, and the entry of humanitarian aid.</p>
<p>Palestinian prisoners released under the agreement will not be
re-arrested for the same charges for which they were previously
detained. They will not be re-arrested to complete the remainder of
their sentences. Palestinian prisoners will not be required to sign any
documents as a condition for their release.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>The criteria established for the detainee exchange in Stage 1 will not serve as a basis for exchange in Stage 2.</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Indirect negotiations will begin between both sides on
the conditions for implementing Stage 2, no later than the 16th day of
the agreement’s implementation. An agreement must be reached before the
end of the fifth week of Stage 1.</p>
<p>The United Nations and its agencies, along with other international
organizations, will continue their humanitarian operations across Gaza,
and these operations will continue throughout all stages of the
agreement.</p>
<p>The rehabilitation of Gaza’s infrastructure will begin, with the
entry of necessary equipment for civil defense teams, and the removal of
rubble and debris, continuing throughout all stages of the agreement.</p>
<p>The entry of supplies to build shelters for displaced persons who
lost their homes in the war will be allowed, including the construction
of at least 60,000 temporary housing units and 200,000 tents.</p>
<p>A larger number of wounded military personnel will be allowed to
reach the Rafah Crossing for medical treatment, and the number of people
allowed to pass through the crossing will be increased. Restrictions on
travelers and goods movement will also be lifted.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Stage 2 (42 days)</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Declaration of sustained calm, including the permanent
cessation of military operations and hostile activities, and the
resumption of detainee exchanges, including the release of all remaining
living Israeli men in exchange for an agreed number of Palestinian
prisoners.</p>
<p>Israeli forces will completely withdraw from Gaza.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Stage 3 (42 days)</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Exchange of the bodies of deceased individuals from both sides after identification.</p>
<p>The implementation of Gaza’s reconstruction plan over the course of 3
to 5 years, including homes, civilian buildings, and infrastructure,
with compensation for all affected individuals, under the supervision of
multiple countries and organizations.</p>
<p>Opening all crossings and allowing free movement of people and goods.</p></blockquote>
<p><em>(News Agencies, via Al-Jazeera – Translated and prepared by Palestine Chronicle Staff)</em></p>
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