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Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire deal for Gaza
A boy looks at the bodies of Palestinians killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip as they are brought for burial at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, January 15, 2025
ISRAEL and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire deal for the Gaza Strip, mediators announced today, raising hopes that Israel will halt its killing spree in the Palestinian territory after 15 months of death and destruction.
The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha, promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases, the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails and the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced people to what remains of their homes.
It also would flood badly needed humanitarian aid into the devastated coastal enclave.
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