On January 15th local time, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed stated at a press conference that Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of detainees, which will come into effect on January 19th. The ceasefire agreement will be implemented in stages, including ceasefire, exchange of detained personnel, gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, return of displaced residents to their homes in northern Gaza, and increased humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Since the outbreak of the current Israeli Palestinian conflict, with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, Israel and Hamas have held multiple rounds of negotiations. Except for a brief ceasefire between Israel and Palestine in November 2023 and the release of some detainees, subsequent rounds of negotiations have failed to lead to a permanent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The latest round of ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip resumed on the 3rd of this month in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on the 14th that the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza have entered the final stage, and all parties are currently discussing the final details.
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