Hamas drafts Gaza ceasefire, Israel to agree or refuse

Published January 12th, 2025 - 12:12 GMT
Gaza ceasefire deal
Demonstrators gather with signs during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since October 2023, outside the Israeli Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on January 11, 2025, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
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Israel's genocide in Gaza — now in its 464th day — has reportedly killed over 46,537 Palestinians and wounded 109,378 others. In Lebanon, Israel has killed at least 4,063 people since October 2023.

Sunday, January 12, 2025

2312 GMT — Hamas has announced the completion of a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire deal, pending response from Israel, signalling potential progress in efforts to end hostilities.

A spokesperson for the Palestinian resistance group, Jihad Taha, told the London-based pan-Arab news outlet, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed TV, that mediators finalised a draft outlining the terms for a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange.

He noted they were awaiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's representative in Doha to approve the arrangements and sign the deal.

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