Hostages will be released soon… Hamas-Israel agree on a ceasefire, fighting will stop.

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire to end the 15-month-long war in Gaza. The agreement is aimed at exchanging Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages and stopping the war. A news report on Wednesday quoted an official as saying that the deal was brokered by Egypt and Qatar. The deal also has the support of the US. However, no formal announcement has been made about the deal yet.
Hamas was already believed to be agreeing to this deal. Qatar had also confirmed this. This deal was stuck just waiting for Israel's final yes. Meanwhile, many reports had also come out in which it was being said that some people in Israel were opposing this deal. On the other hand, the families of the Israeli hostages appealed to the government to approve this deal.
So many people were held hostage
This war in Gaza began in October 2023, when Hamas armed attackers broke Israel's security wall and entered Israeli communities, killing more than 1,200 soldiers and civilians and taking more than 250 Israeli and foreign citizens hostage. After this, Israel invaded Gaza, killing more than 46,000 people so far. The situation in Gaza has become extremely serious, where millions of people are forced to live in tents and temporary shelters in the winter.
Trump had already warned
This agreement has been reached at a time when the newly elected US President Donald Trump is to be sworn in on January 20. Trump had demanded the implementation of this agreement as soon as possible and had repeatedly warned that if the hostages were not released, the consequences would be very serious.
The agreement is also having a political impact in Israel, as the conflict has led to public anger against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government. Due to the security lapse on October 7, this day was considered the deadliest day in Israel's history. The return of the hostages may reduce the pressure on Netanyahu's image to some extent.