Biden could have delivered this ceasefire agreement last year
Michael Arria
Mondoweiss / January 18, 2025
The Biden administration could have delivered the same ceasefire agreement last year, but they refused to exert pressure on Netanyahu.
Despite reports of potential snags, and looming threats to tank the deal from extreme right politicians, Israel’s security cabinet voted Friday to approve the recent...
Israeli cabinet OKs cease-fire ‘46,000 lives too late’ while continuing to bomb Gaza
Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams / January 18, 2025
"While this temporary cessation of fighting and bombing must be both respected and long-term, this is only the beginning of addressing the immense humanitarian, psychological, and medical needs in Gaza."
As Israel's military continued its 15-month assault that has killed tens of thousands of...
PFLP leader, Khalida Jarrar, among first detainees to be freed in ceasefire deal
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / January 18, 2025
Other prominent detainees expected to be released on Sunday are Dalal al-Arouri, the sister of the assassinated Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, and journalist Bushra al-Tawil, who is also the daughter of a senior Hamas leader.
Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar is among the group...
Zakaria Zubeidi, other key figures included in Israel’s release of 735 Palestinian prisoners
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / January 18, 2025
Israel announces the release of 735 Palestinian prisoners as part of a landmark ceasefire exchange agreement.
The Israeli Ministry of Justice announced on Saturday that 735 Palestinian prisoners will be released in exchange for the first batch of Israeli detainees as part of...
CNN accuses journalists raising Gaza genocide of ‘cringeworthy heckling’
Michael F. Brown
Mondoweiss / January 18, 2025
Journalists Max Blumenthal and Sam Husseini posed hard-hitting questions – a “humanitarian intervention” as the former called it – to Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the midst of his press conference Thursday.
CNN anchor Pamela Brown immediately referred to it as “cringeworthy heckling”...
Netanyahu: ‘If we must return to fighting, we will do that in new, forceful...
The Guardian / January 18, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu said that the first stage of the ceasefire deal was temporary, adding: “If we must return to fighting, we will do that in new, forceful ways.”
Netanyahu, who also said that Israel’s “campaign is not over yet”, added that both Donald Trump and...
Israel continues to bomb Gaza even as cabinet approves ceasefire deal
Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams / January 18, 2025
The Israeli military has killed over 100 more Palestinians since negotiators announced the agreement on Wednesday.
As Israel’s military continued its 15-month assault that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and decimated the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that...
Houthis vow to respect Gaza ceasefire, but pledge to resume attacks if Israel breaks...
Shuaib Almosawa
Drop Site News / January 18, 2025
"If there are any Israeli breaches, massacres or attacks, we will be ready," said Abdulmalik al-Houthi
The first phase of the Gaza “ceasefire” deal is scheduled to begin early Sunday morning local time. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have been...
Q&A: Will the Gaza cease-fire last ? – a conversation with Marc Lynch
Daniel Block
Foreign Affairs / January 17, 2025
On January 17, after more than a year of war, Israel and Hamas struck a cease-fire agreement. The three-phase deal, which kicks off next week, will stop the fighting for the 42 days. During that time, Israel will withdraw from the Gaza Strip’s...
The terrible cost of peace between Israel and Hamas: in numbers
Alexander Butler & Tom Watling
The Independent / January 17, 2025
In the wake of the Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 Israelis – with another 250 taken hostage – more than 46,700 Palestinians have been killed, while 1.9 million have been displaced from their homes.
After 15 gruelling months, a ceasefire...
