The first phase of the deal, including the start of hostage releases, will last six weeks.
Negotiators from Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza after more than 15 months of devastating war, officials said Wednesday.
The Qatari prime minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, whose country helped mediate the talks, said the deal would achieve the release of hostages and prisoners, and a return to “sustainable calm.”
Under the deal, the cease-fire would begin on Sunday, Jan. 19, he said, adding that both sides were still working on resolving some of the logistical matters.
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What’s in the agreement?
The cease-fire’s first phase, which would last six weeks, would see Israeli forces withdraw to the east of Gaza, away from populated areas. Hostages would start being released during that phase, said officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the deal.
President Biden said that during the first phrase of the agreement, Palestinians would be able to return to their neighborhoods in all areas of Gaza, much of which has been leveled, and would have access to a surge of humanitarian supplies.