The latest deaths occurred after regime forces attacked the northeastern city of Beit Hanoun and the Shujaya district south of Gaza City on Sunday morning, Qatar’s Al Jazeera television network reported, citing the Gaza Civil Defense Organization.
Announced on January 15 and based on an agreement between the Israeli regime and the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement brokered by Qatar, the United States and Egypt, the ceasefire is scheduled to take effect today at 8:30 a.m. Gaza time. .
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, whose country is hosting ceasefire talks, said Hamas would release 33 Israeli prisoners in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of a six-week deal. He said he agreed.
Under the agreement, the Israeli regime will withdraw its troops from residential areas in the Gaza Strip and will also allow international humanitarian aid to be delivered to the besieged area.
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