Ceasefire in bullet points: This is what we know

The news of the ceasefire in Gaza has been met with jubilation. But much is still unclear - even whether it will happen at all. Here is what is known so far about the terms of the agreement.

» Published: January 16 2025

Ceasefire in bullet points: This is what we know
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The First Phase:

From Sunday, January 19, at 12:15 pm, and for six weeks ahead, a complete ceasefire will be in effect.

33 Israeli hostages - women, children, the sick, and civilians over 50 years old - will be released.

A "large number" of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel will be released.

Israel will withdraw its forces from densely populated areas in Gaza and move them east, to areas near the border between Gaza and Israel.

Civilians will be allowed to return to northern Gaza, and Israel will allow up to 600 trucks with humanitarian aid to enter per day.

Israel will allow wounded Palestinians to leave Gaza for medical treatment. The Rafah border crossing, towards Egypt, will be opened for the wounded and civilians after all female hostages have been released.

Israel will reduce its presence in the Philadelphia corridor, the border area between Egypt and Gaza, and will withdraw completely from there within 50 days of the start of the first phase.

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The Second Phase:

If all conditions are met, Hamas will release all remaining hostages who are still alive, mainly male soldiers.

In return, Israel will release more imprisoned Palestinians.

Israel will begin its "complete withdrawal" from Gaza.

Further details for the second phase will be discussed during the first phase.

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The Third Phase:

If all conditions are met, the remains of any remaining hostages will be handed over to Israel.

A three- to five-year reconstruction plan will be initiated under international supervision.

Further details for the third phase will be discussed during the first and second phases.

Sources: BBC, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, AFP, The Times of Israel

During the terrorist-stamped Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, around 250 people, mostly Israelis, were taken hostage and brought to Gaza. They are being held by Hamas and other armed extremist groups that participated in the attack.

During a week-long ceasefire in November 2023, over 100 hostages were exchanged for 240 Palestinian prisoners. A few more Israelis have been freed by the country's military.

Currently, it is estimated that nearly 100 hostages remain in Gaza. It is unclear how many of them are still alive.

More than 46,700 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been killed since the start of the war, according to health authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza.

During the same period, nearly 1,600 Israelis have been killed, around 1,200 of them during the October 7 attack, according to Israeli authorities.

Almost the entire population of Gaza is displaced within the strip's borders, according to UN estimates. Many of them have been forced to flee multiple times. Large parts of Gaza's infrastructure lie in ruins.

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