{"id":151703,"date":"2025-01-16T18:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=151703"},"modified":"2025-01-16T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:29:38","slug":"gaza-ceasefire-deal","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/gaza-ceasefire-deal","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Ceasefire Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and hostage release deal after 15 months of war.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Key Highlights of the Deal<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deal was<\/span><b> reached in the Qatari capital city of Doha<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deal<\/span><b> has to be approved by Israel\u2019s Cabinet to take effect.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mediators: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The negotiations for the deal was <\/span><b>brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with them guaranteeing the implementation of the agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Phase:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The ceasefire and hostage deal will be implemented in 3 phases,<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>First Phase: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This phase will be <\/span><b>conducted over the first six weeks (42 days)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> release of 33 hostages by Hamas (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including women, children and elderly people) exchanged for <\/span><b>Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151693 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1613-678906859ed9f.webp\" alt=\"Gaza Ceasefire Deal\" width=\"352\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1613-678906859ed9f.webp 656w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1613-678906859ed9f-300x289.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><b>Withdrawal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Israeli forces will <\/span><b>gradually withdraw from Central Gaza<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and be positioned on their borders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Return:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>displaced Palestinians will be allowed to their residence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Northern Gaza.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Humanitarian Assistance:\u00a0 600 humanitarian aid trucks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be allowed into the Strip on a daily basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Second Phase:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Negotiations will start <\/span><b>on the 16th day and will oversee the release of the remaining hostages <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a<\/span><b> full Israeli troop withdrawal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Third Phase:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will involve the<\/span><b> reconstruction of Gaza supervised by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Reopening of border crossings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for movement in and out of Gaza.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Return of any <\/span><b>remaining hostages&#8217; bodies.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-modules?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC Modules From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Israel-Hamas War<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Start:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Palestinian Militant group <\/span><b>Hamas under \u201cOperation Al-Aqsa Flood,\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> launched an attack on\u00a0 Israel via land, air, and water, causin<\/span><b>g multiple casualties on 7th Oct 2023.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Israeli Prime Minister declared a \u2018state of war,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 launching<\/span><b> Operation Iron Sword <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in response to Hamas infiltrations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Casualties:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Hamas attack was the deadliest in Israeli history, r<\/span><b>esulting in the deaths of 1,210 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people and Israel responded with its <\/span><b>campaign killing 46,707 people, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most of them civilians as per the Hamas-run health ministry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.7979%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><b>About Gaza Strip<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Palestinian enclave on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It shares a <\/span><b>border with Israel and Egypt\u2019s Sinai Peninsula.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Gaza Strip along with the West Bank makes up the State of Palestine. Both these territories are separated by Israel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Administration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since winning a majority in 2006,<\/span><b> the Gaza Strip has been ruled by Hamas, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is considered<\/span><b> a politico-military organisation.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Occupied:<\/b> <b>Israel controls the air space over Gaza and its shoreline.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has imposed restrictions on the movement of goods into the Gaza Strip.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Egypt also controls one of Gaza&#8217;s borders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and has at times restricted movement.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Conflict:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gaza Strip is described as the <\/span><b>\u2018world&#8217;s largest open-air prison\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to the strict movement restrictions placed by Israel on its nearly 2 million residents.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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