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Main points of the Gaza ceasefire agreement
January 15, 2025 - Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal with Israel, bringing an end to more than 15 months of war, following negotiations brokered by Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
The details of the three-phase plan have not been published, but reports say 33 of the hostages held by Hamas will be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails during the first six weeks of the ceasefire.
Negotiations for the second phase – which should see the remaining hostages released, a full Israeli troop withdrawal and a "sustainable calm" – would start after two weeks, the BBC said.