{"id":92737,"date":"2025-01-15T20:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=92737"},"modified":"2025-01-15T20:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:56:05","slug":"israel-hamas-reach-deal-ending-15-month-old-war-that-claimed-46000-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=92737","title":{"rendered":"Israel, Hamas reach deal, ending 15-month old war that claimed 46,000 lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; color: #141414; background-color: #f6f6f6;\" role=\"list\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex;\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\" style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war, to begin on Sunday 19 January.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex;\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\" style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">US President Joe Biden confirmed the deal, which involves a full and complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of all the hostages held by Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex;\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\" style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Biden says the first phase will allow Palestinians to return home to their neighbourhoods and let more humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex;\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\" style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex;\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\" style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">The attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive on Gaza, during which more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 1rem; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex;\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\" style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Israel says 94 hostages are still being held by Hamas of whom 34 are presumed dead.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 1rem; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex;\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\" style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u25cf By <strong>bbc.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">After months of negotiations between Hamas and Israel &#8212; with the United States, Egypt and Qatar serving as intermediaries &#8212; a\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #002d6c; border-left: none; border-image: initial; color: #002d6c; cursor: pointer; padding-bottom: 2px; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/ceasefire-deal-reached-israel-hamas\/story?id=106870619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ceasefire negotiation has been reached<\/a>\u00a0in the war in Gaza. The agreement will go into effect on Sunday, according to Qatari officials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdPlaceholder AdPlaceholder--connatix\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; min-height: 300px; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<div class=\"ad connatix\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; width: 360px;\"><iframe class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); display: block; margin: auto; height: 0px; max-height: 100%; min-height: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 0px; position: absolute; inset: 0px; padding: 0px !important; border-width: initial !important; border-style: none !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/amp.cntxcdm.com\/amp-embed\/index.html?playerId=ps_94a77ea9-06c2-4b60-a975-daa5b45dbe79&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2Famp%2FInternational%2Fdetails-ceasefire-deal-israel-hamas%2Fstory%3Fid%3D117694741%23origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%26prerenderSize%3D1%26visibilityState%3Dvisible%26paddingTop%3D32%26p2r%3D0%26csi%3D1%26aoh%3D17369733681326%26viewerUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Famp%252Fs%252Fabcnews.go.com%252Famp%252FInternational%252Fdetails-ceasefire-deal-israel-hamas%252Fstory%25253fid%253D117694741%26history%3D1%26storage%3D1%26cid%3D1%26cap%3DnavigateTo%252Ccid%252Ceducation%252Cfragment%252CreplaceUrl%252CiframeScroll&amp;isSafariOrIos=false\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Phase 1 of the ceasefire has been finalised, according to Qatar&#8217;s prime minister, while Phases 2 and 3 are still in a draft phase and will be finalised after the first six weeks are complete.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Here are the full details of what&#8217;s in Phase 1 of the historic ceasefire deal:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: TiemposHeadline, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: 800; color: #000000; font-size: 22px; line-height: 26px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Phase 1 &#8212; 42 days<\/h2>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Israeli forces will withdraw to the east, away from densely populated areas and more aid will be allowed into Gaza, Qatari officials announced. Coordination is currently underway to open the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing to allow the entry of international aid into Gaza, according to an Egyptian security force.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdPlaceholder\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<div class=\"ad\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; width: 300px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Israeli forces will stay on the border, Qatar said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Thirty-three hostages being held in Gaza will be released, starting with women, children and the elderly, officials said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">President Joe Biden said Americans will be part of the initial hostage release. Three Americans are believed to be alive in Hamas custody and four others are believed to be dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel will also be released in exchange for the hostages, Biden said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">&#8220;During phase one, the Palestinians can also return to their neighbourhoods, in all the areas of Gaza and the surge of humanitarian assistance into Gaza will begin, and the innocent people can have a greater access to these vital supplies,&#8221; Biden said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">The Israeli cabinet will convene on Thursday to approve the deal.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Phase 2: 42 days<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Announcement of sustainable calm, permanent cessation of military operations and all hostilities, to be implemented before the exchange of remaining Israeli male hostages, civilians and soldiers, for an agreed-upon number of prisoners in Israeli jails and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Phase 3: 42 days<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"Amp__InlineElement InlineElementAmp Amp__InlineElement--content-width Amp__InlineImage\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px; flex-direction: column; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"i-amphtml-blurry-placeholder\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-style: none; pointer-events: none; height: 0px; max-height: 100%; min-height: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 0px; margin: auto; line-height: normal; z-index: 1; transition: opacity 0.3s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1) 0s !important; position: absolute !important; inset: 0px !important; opacity: 0 !important;\" src=\"data:;base64,<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' xmlns:xlink='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink' viewBox='0 0 10 5'><filter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'><feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='.5'><\/feGaussianBlur><feComponentTransfer><feFuncA type='discrete' tableValues='1 1'><\/feFuncA><\/feComponentTransfer><\/filter><image filter='url(#b)' x='0' y='0' height='100%' width='100%' xlink:href='data:image\/jpeg;base64\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The remains and bodies in the possession of both parties will be exchanged after identification.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; background-color: #ffffff;\">The reconstruction of Gaza will start and last for three to five years, including homes, civilian buildings and infrastructure, with compensation for all affected individuals under the supervision of several countries and organisations, including Egypt, Qatar and the U.N.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Opening of the crossings and allowing the movement of people and goods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 24px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #000000; font-family: TiemposText, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 28px; scroll-margin-top: 72px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">The deal will take place in three different phases, each of which will last for six weeks, according to U.S. and Qatari officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf By <strong>abcnews.go.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war, to begin on Sunday 19 January. US President Joe Biden confirmed the deal, which involves a full and complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of all the hostages held by Hamas. 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