AhlulBayt News Agency: The head of Hamas’s Office of Martyrs and Prisoners, Zaher Jabarin, said the efforts of the mediators have led to resolving the obstacles that arose due to the failure of Israel to adhere to ceasefire agreement terms.
Jabarin affirmed in a statement on Friday that the lists of Palestinian prisoners to be released will gradually be announced by the Office.
He pointed out that the steadfastness of the people in the Gaza Strip was the decisive factor behind the completion of this deal.
Earlier today, the Israeli cabinet agreed to implement the deal, which will come into force next Sunday, January 19, according to a statement issued by the office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu’s office had put obstacles at the last minute, hindering the Israeli approval for the ceasefire, which ends 15 months of war.
According to the Israeli law, Palestinian prisoners cannot be released from Israeli prisons without the approval of the government through an official vote, and if the deal is approved, there will be a 24-hour period for the public to submit an appeal to the court.
The first stage of the 42-day agreement includes releasing 33 Israeli captives in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 sentenced to life imprisonment, and about 1,000 detainees of those arrested after October 7, 2023.
The first stage stipulates five main terms: ceasefire, withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced, the guarantee of freedom of movement, humanitarian aid entry, and the exchange of prisoners.
The ceasefire will be reached based on the Security Council Resolution 2728 issued last March, stipulating that the three stages of the agreement continue through negotiations with no return to fighting.
The obstacles that hindered the signing of the ceasefire deal on the part of Israel were mainly raised by the Israeli extremist ministers, especially the Minister of National Security and the leader of the Jewish Power party, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the Minister of Finance and the leader of the Religious Zionism Party, Bezalel Smotrich, who perceive the agreement as a threat to their political goals.
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Jabarin affirmed in a statement on Friday that the lists of Palestinian prisoners to be released will gradually be announced by the Office.
He pointed out that the steadfastness of the people in the Gaza Strip was the decisive factor behind the completion of this deal.
Earlier today, the Israeli cabinet agreed to implement the deal, which will come into force next Sunday, January 19, according to a statement issued by the office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu’s office had put obstacles at the last minute, hindering the Israeli approval for the ceasefire, which ends 15 months of war.
According to the Israeli law, Palestinian prisoners cannot be released from Israeli prisons without the approval of the government through an official vote, and if the deal is approved, there will be a 24-hour period for the public to submit an appeal to the court.
The first stage of the 42-day agreement includes releasing 33 Israeli captives in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 sentenced to life imprisonment, and about 1,000 detainees of those arrested after October 7, 2023.
The first stage stipulates five main terms: ceasefire, withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced, the guarantee of freedom of movement, humanitarian aid entry, and the exchange of prisoners.
The ceasefire will be reached based on the Security Council Resolution 2728 issued last March, stipulating that the three stages of the agreement continue through negotiations with no return to fighting.
The obstacles that hindered the signing of the ceasefire deal on the part of Israel were mainly raised by the Israeli extremist ministers, especially the Minister of National Security and the leader of the Jewish Power party, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the Minister of Finance and the leader of the Religious Zionism Party, Bezalel Smotrich, who perceive the agreement as a threat to their political goals.
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