Gaza ceasefire will last six weeks, with three hostages released per week: Report
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The looming ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will last six weeks, with Hamas releasing three hostages every week, according to Reuters.

Hamas will release female hostages and those under 19 years old first, followed by men over 50.

Israel will release thirty Palestinian prisoners for each hostage released and fifty for each Israeli female soldier.

Hamas will release a total of 33 hostages during the first phase, including all women (including soldiers), children, and men over 50.

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    I don’t know why this is getting downvoted because the current implication that everyone is reporting is that Trump’s administration was involved in this ceasfire deal in some capacity.

    You could maybe argue that perhaps Biden leveraged the threat of Trump continuing to support Israel which would prevent any ceasfire deal after he takes over. But then it doesn’t seem to match the Israeli response, especially those who did not want a ceasfire. Why would Biden be able to suddenly strongarm Israel on his last few days in office?

    The other option is that Trump for whatever reason did not value continuing to supply Israel with arms similar to how he’s about to drop Ukraine. Netanyahu sees value in negotiating it under Biden to get the most he can out of it before Trump takes over. But then his former lobbying for Trump doesn’t make sense.

    Could also have just been pressure on Hamas that they perceived which caused them to cave in, since the agreement isn’t exactly permanent, nor does it address the wider issues of who will eventually control Gaza.