Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, following a historic operation by the Hamas-led group in retaliation for escalating atrocities against Palestinians.
Since then, the occupation regime has killed at least 46,788 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 110,450 in Gaza.
The ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Egypt was announced late Wednesday by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
The agreement, made up of three phases, is scheduled to come into force on Sunday and will last for 42 days.
The ceasefire agreement aims to end Israel’s devastating invasion and includes a major prisoner exchange, with 1,000 Gaza prisoners being released along with hundreds of detainees serving long sentences. Included.
The first phase will require the release of 33 prisoners of war, including children, women, female soldiers, men over 50, and wounded, as well as a gradual and partial withdrawal of Israeli forces.
Immediately after the ceasefire agreement was announced, Arab media and social media users reacted to the agreement.
Arabic-speaking analysts stressed that Tel Aviv’s withdrawal from strongholds in the Gaza Strip, particularly in Netzarim and the Philadelphia Corridor, meant that the Zionist regime conceded a major defeat against Palestinian military resistance. I’m doing it.
A report by Israeli media outlet i24 News highlights that Hamas is emerging stronger than before, despite Israel making significant concessions in the ceasefire agreement.
Abdul Bari Atwan, a Palestinian-born British journalist and editor-in-chief of Rai Al-Youm, said the current agreement reflects a victory for the Palestinian people, as evidenced by the gloomy look on the faces of Prime Minister Netanyahu and his cabinet. Ta.
He points out that while waves of Palestinian joy indicate the deal’s success, Prime Minister Netanyahu is unlikely to celebrate it.
Mr. Atwan argues that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s goals have not been achieved in the past 15 months and that the Palestinian people’s persistent resistance forced him to accept the deal.
Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen television network reports that after 15 months of Zionist atrocities in the Gaza Strip, the Tel Aviv authorities are unable to respond positively to the legitimate demands of the resistance in the shadow of the highly complex situation governing the occupied territory. It was reported that the company no longer received any compensation.
However, these officials have repeatedly strongly and publicly opposed this demand, insisting that the war on Gaza continue indefinitely, but are now forced to endure a crushing defeat and accept a cease-fire. are.
The user account @aalnassi wrote on social media that the Hamas movement is still very stable and is able to target deep into the occupied territories until the last moment.
Another user @mohamedAMonailm wrote: “After the ceasefire agreement, the Zionist regime killed 81 Palestinians.” Is this the same enemy with which many countries are competing to normalize relations?
User @alsafi_husien also wrote, “History will say that Shiites gave all their wealth to Gaza.” Thank you to Iran, Lebanon and Yemen.
Report by Tohid Mahmoodpour