ON JANUARY 17, 2025, after more than 15 months of fighting, the Israeli government approved the long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. On January 19, three women—24-year-old Romi Gonen, 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher and 28-year-old Emily Damari—finally arrived home in Israel.
Hamas and its allies still hold 94 people. At least 34 of them are dead, according to the Israeli government, though the actual number is expected to be higher. All but 10 of the 94 hostages are Israeli or dual citizens, while eight are from Thailand and one each from Nepal and Tanzania.
The deal constitutes three phases. The first phase, expected to last six weeks, will see a pause to the fighting in Gaza and release of 33 abductees from there. Humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip will also be ramped up. As part of phase one, 737 prisoners and security detainees will be released by Israel, in addition to 1,167 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the massacres of October 7, 2023. A majority will be released in the West Bank, but those with Israeli blood on their hands will be expelled abroad.
Negotiations for the second phase are to begin 16 days after the implementation of phase one, the goal being the release of all remaining hostages in exchange for additional Palestinian prisoners and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
The third phase would see the return of the bodies of hostages in exchange for a Gaza reconstruction plan spanning three to five years, supervised by international entities.
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