{"id":215303,"date":"2025-01-14T23:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T23:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/what-we-know-about-the-proposed-gaza-cease-fire-agreement\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T23:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T23:12:11","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-proposed-gaza-cease-fire-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/what-we-know-about-the-proposed-gaza-cease-fire-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/01\/14\/multimedia\/14ceasefire-wwk-1-tflv\/14ceasefire-wwk-1-tflv-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement\" title=\"What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After more than 15 months of nearly uninterrupted fighting in Gaza, diplomats trying to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expressed cautious hope on Tuesday that a deal could finally be within reach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But that optimism was tempered \u2014 by the uncertainty of whether both sides would ultimately agree, by what details could still change and by the experience of months past in which cease-fire talks repeatedly collapsed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe believe that we are at the final stages, but until we have an announcement \u2014 there will be no announcement,\u201d Majed al-Ansari, the foreign ministry spokesman for one of the mediating countries, Qatar, told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what we know about the potential cease-fire agreement.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-6145392e\">What is the state of the talks?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, said on Tuesday that Israel and Hamas were \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/14\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-cease-fire-deal-talks.html\" title=\"\">right on the brink<\/a>\u201d of agreeing to a deal to pause the fighting in Gaza and release hostages held there in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He and diplomats from other mediating countries, including Qatar and Egypt, have for months failed to reach a breakthrough in talks, but they have made progress quickly in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mediators \u201cmanaged to minimize a lot of the disagreements between both parties,\u201d Mr. al-Ansari said, adding that they were focused on \u201cthe final details of reaching an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cOn Sunday, the United States, Qatar and Egypt put forward a final proposal,\u201d Mr. Blinken said. \u201cThe ball is now in Hamas\u2019 court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Officials in both the Israeli government and Hamas have suggested that they are ready to move forward if the other side signs off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Monday, a Hamas official said a deal was possible in the coming days as long as Israel did not suddenly change its positions. On Tuesday, an Israeli official said Israel was ready to close the deal and was waiting for Hamas to make a decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hamas officials negotiating in Qatar must obtain the consent of the group\u2019s remaining military commanders in Gaza for the deal. Those commanders include Mohammad Sinwar, whose brother led the group before being <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/17\/world\/middleeast\/yahya-sinwar-dead.html\" title=\"\">killed by Israel in September<\/a>. Because of their need to to keep their locations secret, communicating with them can be difficult, causing delays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was still not clear whether Mr. Sinwar had conveyed his position toward the cease-fire proposal to Hamas leaders in Qatar.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-243790c4\">What does the proposal say?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Given the sensitive, continuing negotiations, officials have been wary of describing the proposed agreement except in broad terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The framework of the deal was heavily inspired by previous proposals discussed in May and July, said one diplomat familiar with the talks, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the volatile negotiations. Those proposals detailed a three-stage cease-fire in which Israeli troops would gradually withdraw from Gaza, as Hamas released hostages in exchange for Palestinians jailed by Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israeli officials hope to secure the release of at least some of the approximately 100 hostages who have been held in Gaza since the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in October 2023 that started the war. About 35 of the remaining hostages are presumed dead by the Israeli authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hamas leaders want to end Israel\u2019s military campaign, secure the entry of materials for reconstruction and gain the freedom of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During the first phase of the proposed cease-fire \u2014 which would last roughly six weeks \u2014 Hamas would release 33 named hostages, most of whom Israel believes are alive, said an Israeli official, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks. Israel is willing to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange, the official said, but the number depends on how many of the hostages are still alive.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2efee182\">Why have talks moved fast in recent weeks?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some officials have suggested that the change in U.S. administrations, set to take place on Jan. 20, put pressure on Israel and Hamas to accelerate their decision-making after months of delay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The incoming U.S. president, Donald J. Trump, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/07\/us\/politics\/trump-hostages-hamas.html?searchResultPosition=1\" title=\"\">has warned<\/a> that there will be \u201call hell to pay\u201d unless the hostages are freed by the time he becomes president. Steve Witkoff, his pick for Middle East envoy, has also made trips to Qatar and Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The talks have also gained momentum since Israel reached <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/27\/world\/middleeast\/israel-lebanon-ceasefire.html\" title=\"\">a separate cease-fire agreement<\/a> with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which began firing rockets into Israel immediately after the Hamas-led attack of October 2023. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/29\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hezbollah-nasrallah-assassination-intelligence.html\" title=\"\">Battered badly<\/a> by its escalating conflict with Israel, Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire with Israel in November, a deal that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/28\/us\/politics\/hamas-hezbollah-israel.html\" title=\"\">helped isolate Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/14\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-ceasefire-what-we-know.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 15 months of nearly uninterrupted fighting in Gaza, diplomats trying to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas expressed cautious hope on Tuesday that a deal could finally be within reach. 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