{"id":159730,"date":"2025-01-18T18:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T16:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=159730"},"modified":"2025-01-18T18:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T16:12:08","slug":"after-500-days-of-war-and-50000-casualties-israeli-government-officially-accepts-ceasefire-with-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/after-500-days-of-war-and-50000-casualties-israeli-government-officially-accepts-ceasefire-with-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"AFTER 500 DAYS OF WAR AND 50,000 CASUALTIES: Israeli government officially accepts ceasefire with Hamas!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli government ratified a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages early on January 18, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a meeting lasting over six hours, AFP reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceasefire, set to begin on Sunday, marks the end of fighting and bombing in the deadliest war in Gaza&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will also enable the release of hostages held by Hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union and the United States, since the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s Ministry of Justice announced that 737 detainees and prisoners would be released on January 18 as part of the first phase of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the ceasefire announcement, dozens of people have been killed in Gaza during Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar, which mediated the agreement, stated that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip would take effect on Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. GMT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;According to coordination between the parties involved in the agreement and mediators, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will begin on Sunday, January 19,&#8221; said Qatar&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He advised the population to take precautionary measures and await guidance from official institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported by AFP, the ceasefire will come into effect ahead of Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration, as he credited himself for collaborating with the outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden&#8217;s team to finalize the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement had been previously approved by Israel\u2019s security cabinet, with Netanyahu\u2019s office stating it \u201csupports achieving the goals of the war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed that the Palestinian authorities had completed preparations to &#8220;take full responsibility in Gaza&#8221; after the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0YYYiN33Eiy6NaixWCfRCBFEL794geXPYCyrQxsKw4WkptNXF7859NTzSmMokbPVil&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"582\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How many Palestinians were killed in the Israeli offensive in Gaza?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conflict erupted in October 2023 when militants led by Hamas attacked southern Israeli settlements, killing approximately 1,200 people\u2014mostly civilians\u2014and taking 251 hostages into Gaza, according to Israeli data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel responded with a devastating offensive on the Palestinian enclave, where, according to Gaza\u2019s health authorities under Hamas control, 46,788 people were killed, 110,453 injured, and the majority of the population displaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli military operation destroyed large parts of Gaza, forcing about 90% of the 2.3 million residents to leave their homes. 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(VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-world-is-slowly-learning-the-truth-oliver-stone-calls-kosovo-a-gangster-state-and-condemns-the-bombing-of-yugoslavia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE WORLD IS SLOWLY LEARNING THE TRUTH: Oliver Stone calls Kosovo a gangster state and condemns the bombing of Yugoslavia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-general-honored-in-canada-a-mountain-named-after-our-hero-of-world-war-i-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SERBIAN GENERAL HONORED IN CANADA: A Mountain Named After Our Hero of World War I! (PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>RSE, <strong>Photo: <\/strong>Israel Goverment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli government ratified a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages early on January 18, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a meeting lasting over six hours, AFP reported. 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