{"id":2391936,"date":"2025-01-17T19:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-accepts-ceasefire-agreement-with-hamas-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T19:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:25:13","slug":"israel-accepts-ceasefire-agreement-with-hamas-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-accepts-ceasefire-agreement-with-hamas-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel accepts ceasefire agreement with Hamas &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-accepts-ceasefire-agreement-with-hamas-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2391936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Israeli government has officially accepted a \u2064ceasefire agreement with Hamas,signaling the potential end\u2063 of\u2063 hostilities \u200dand the hope of returning hostages. Following lengthy deliberations, the israeli cabinet voted in favor of \u2064the deal after midnight on Saturday. This decision comes after over a \u2062year of \u200cpeace negotiations mediated by Qatari\u2063 officials and \u200dthe Biden administration, intended to normalize tensions in the region following the notable escalation of conflict that began \u200bwith the October \u20637 terrorist attacks. The approval from the Israeli security cabinet suggests that \u2064the proposal aligns with thier objectives and is pivotal for easing the ongoing situation in \u2062gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel accepts ceasefire agreement with Hamas<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1936645\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli government<\/a> formally approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3289389\/israeli-right-pressures-benjamin-netanyahu-ceasefire-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ceasefire deal<\/a> negotiated with Hamas, setting into motion the end of hostilities and the hopeful return of hostages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Israeli cabinet voted in favor of the deal following hours of deliberation that extended past 1 a.m. on Saturday morning local time.<\/p>\n<p>After over a year of peace talks mediated by Qatari officials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration<\/a>, Israel&rsquo;s final approval marks a major step in normalizing tensions in the Middle East following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that sparked a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-pressures-sellers-to-oppose-bill-that-would-boost-their-sales\/\" title=\"Amazon Pressures Sellers To Oppose Bill That Would Boost Their Sales\">scorched-earth campaign<\/a> in Gaza.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, convened his security Cabinet to vote on a ceasefire deal after confirming an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza, in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Koby Gideon\/Israeli Government Press Office via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Israeli security cabinet encouraged the government to accept the deal after a review on Friday morning that found &ldquo;that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">proposed deal supports achieving<\/a> the objectives of the war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>, the agreement outlines a three-stage peace plan that will begin with a 42-day ceasefire. <\/p>\n<p>The Qatari ministry wrote: &ldquo;The first stage, which lasts 42 days, includes a ceasefire, the withdrawal and redeployment of Israeli forces outside densely populated areas, the release of hostages and exchange of prisoners and detainees, the exchange of the remains of the deceased, the return of internally displaced persons to their places of residence in the Gaza strip, and facilitating the departure of patients and wounded to recieve treatment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-three living hostages taken during the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks are expected to be released. Two American citizens, Keith Siegel and Sagui Dekel-Chen, are expected to be released in the first stage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The first stage also includes intensifying the safe and effective entry and distribution of humanitarian aid on a large scale throughout the Gaza strip,&rdquo; the Qatari Foreign Ministry explained, including: &ldquo;rehabilitating hospitals, health centers, and bakeries, bringing in civil defense supplies and fuel, and bringing in shelter supplies for displaced persons who lost their homes due to the war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu faced pressure from hard-right allies, such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, to reject the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poland-upbraids-macron-over-putin-negotiations-you-would-negotiate-with-hitler\/\" title=\"Poland Upbraids Macron over Putin Negotiations: &#039;You Would Negotiate with Hitler&#039;\">proposed peace deal<\/a>. Critics of the agreement have threatened to pull their parties out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to host Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s coalition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken<\/a> said his department is &ldquo;going at a full sprint&rdquo; to implement the recently confirmed peace deal before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Destroyed buildings by Israeli bombardments as seen inside the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I am confident and we expect that implementation will begin on Sunday,&rdquo; Blinken told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei applauded Hamas on Thursday for its continued armed resistance against the Israel Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will be written in books that there was a mob who once killed thousands of children and women in Gaza!&rdquo; Khamenei wrote on social media. &ldquo;Everyone will realize it was the patience of the people and steadfastness of Palestinian Resistance &amp; Resistance Front that forced Zionist regime to retreat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Officials in multiple countries have voiced support for the long-term goal of establishing a sovereign Palestinian state in the region &mdash; though such a project would require years of effort in national security, infrastructure construction, and diplomatic negotiation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1936645\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1936645\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel agrees to ceasefire with Hamas, ending hostilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2391937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25017434823414.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13427,13022,4671,4133,32076],"class_list":["post-2391936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ceasefire","tag-hamas","tag-israel","tag-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25017434823414.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391936"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391940,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391936\/revisions\/2391940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}