12 Points To Know About New Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Details on the newly reached Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal emerges. According to Quds News Network, the first phase of the ceasefire deal will include critical humanitarian provisions and significant prisoner releases. According to the outlet, both parties, with mediators, aim to finalize the May 27, 2024, agreement.

1. Sources told the network that up to 600 aid trucks will enter Gaza daily during the first phase. The Israeli forces will withdraw 700 meters from the border. The full withdrawal will follow later into the implementation of the deal.
2. The agreement also includes the release of all Palestinian women and children detained in the Israeli prisons.
3. The agreement will also look into the release of all the rearrested Palestinian detainees from the 2011 Gilad Shalit deal, said Quds News Network.
4. 1000 Palestinians arrested after October 7, 2023 will also be released, including 250 serving life sentences, and 400 others with high sentences, said the report. Another 100 Palestinians will be deported outside Palestine. Elder men over 50 will be exchanged at a ratio of 1:3 for life-sentence detainees and 1:27 for others, as per the report.
5. The first phase of the ceasefire deal will ensure the release of Palestinian women and children, which will see the release of around 1,650 detainees.
6. This second phase of the agreement seeks to exchange Palestinian and Israeli prisoners and establish lasting calm. Negotiations will continue, with all first-stage procedures remaining in place until an agreement is reached.
7. Israeli forces will retreat from densely populated areas along Gaza’s borders. They will be positioned 700 meters east of the Gaza Strip, with a few exceptions allowing up to 400 additional meters at five specific points. These positions are based on maps agreed upon by both sides.
8. The Israeli military will reduce presence on Philadelphi Corridor. According to the report, following the release of last prisoner on day 42 of the ceasefire deal, the withdrawal will begin and it will end by day 50.
9. The Rafah border will be re-open for the Palestinian civilians, and the wounded ones, after the release of all the Israeli women hostages under Hamas captive. A s per the report, Israel will ensure the crossing is operational after signing the deal.
10. The crossing’s operation will align with the discussions of August 2024, which will require approval from Israel and Egypt governments.
11. The unarmed Palestinian civilians displaced from the Netzarim Corridor will be able to return home under certain conditions. The Pedestrians may return to the Corridor through Rashid Street on day 22, without any inspection. The Vehicles can return to the north after inspection by the mediator-approved private company.
12. The Humanitarian aid will also be delivered under strict protocol, said the report. The delivery will be supervised by mediators, and will continue under guidelines agreed in May 27 agreement.

(With inputs from Quds News Network)