On the evening of January 15th local time, Qatar, Egypt, and the United States issued a joint statement announcing that Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) had reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of detainees. The statement stated that the agreement aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire and restore peace in the Gaza Strip. The statement also stated that the agreement will come into effect on January 19, 2025 and will be implemented in three phases. The first phase will last for 42 days, with both sides implementing a ceasefire and exchanging detainees. The Israeli army will withdraw from densely populated areas in Gaza, displaced people from Gaza will return to their homes in northern Gaza, and more humanitarian aid will enter the Gaza Strip. The statement also stated that Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, as guarantor countries of the agreement, aim to ensure the full implementation of the three stages of the agreement. At the same time, the sponsoring country will coordinate with partners from the United Nations and the international community to rapidly and continuously increase humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip in accordance with the agreement. The sponsoring country urges the international community to provide support for this.
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