- Israel’s bombardment until Friday morning
- Israeli cabinet approves peace plan in afternoon, Hamas will release hostages and in return, Palestinians will be freed
Peace has begun in Gaza Strip following ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The war stopped as soon as the Israeli cabinet approved the ceasefire. In the current phase, Israel and Hamas will exchange prisoners. Israel announced a ceasefire in Gaza at noon, although Israeli bombardment continued until Friday morning.
However, there was no bombardment of any kind after noon. Thus, the ceasefire will end the more than two-year-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The first phase of this peace plan has been implemented, but there are still many questions about Trump’s peace plan. One of them is that Hamas will be disarmed and who will manage Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said that Israel’s goal in the next phase will be to disarm Hamas and then turn Gaza into a demilitarized zone. All this can be done easily and if it is not done easily, then no one can stop us from working hard. Hamas will not believe until a gun is put to its neck. Hamas will release 48 hostages, of which only 20 are believed to be alive. In return, Israel will release two thousand Palestinians.
The Israeli army will remain in the provinces outside Gaza. While the UN force, which is mainly composed of Arab and Muslim soldiers, will remain in the interior of Gaza. An Israeli military spokesman said that the military forces had withdrawn from the positions they last made in the afternoon when the ceasefire took effect. An Israeli security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that even in the new positions, the Israeli army would still control 50 percent of Gaza.
Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 left 1,200 dead and more than 251 captured. More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory actions. Israel was on the verge of annexing Gaza.
The United States will send 200 of its military personnel to help Israel and monitor the ceasefire in Gaza. It will include partner countries, voluntary organizations and the private sector, US officials said. US Central Command will establish a civil-military coordination center in Israel. The center will help facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, as well as security assistance. After the successful implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire, phase two talks will begin. They include the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the formation of the future authority of the territory. The coordination staff will be sent to 200 US service members with expertise in US transportation, planning, security, logistics and engineering. No US military personnel will be sent to Gaza.
