Middle East Monitor / January 19, 2025
Thousands of Gaza security forces deployed in several areas across the enclave on Sunday as a ceasefire deal with Israel took effect, local authorities said, Anadolu news agency reported.
Gaza’s government media office said the deployment comes under a plan to maintain security and order across the territory.
“Municipalities began reopening and rehabilitating streets, shortly after the cease-fire began,” it added in a statement.
The media office said ministries and government institutions “are fully prepared to start work under a government plan to ensure the return of life to normal as soon as possible.”
It urged residents “to be careful when moving between regions” in Gaza.
“The return of the displaced will be seven days after the ceasefire takes effect,” it added.
The ceasefire agreement took effect at 11.15 a.m. local time (0915GMT) on Sunday after a few hours delay due to Israeli accusations for Hamas of delaying the release of a list of captives set to be released. It was originally scheduled to start on 8.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT)
Hamas said that it already submitted a list of three female Israeli captives set to be freed on Sunday.
Nearly 47,000 people have been killed, mostly women and children, and over 110,700 others injured in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since 7 October 2023, according to local health authorities.
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Gaza Interior Ministry to deploy forces across region as ceasefire begins
Middle East Monitor / January 18, 2025
The Ministry of Interior and National Security in Gaza announced on Saturday that its forces will begin deploying across the Gaza Strip on Sunday in line with the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, Anadolu Agency reports.
In a statement, the ministry confirmed that the Interior Ministry forces, under the administration of the Palestinian group Hamas, will spread throughout Gaza provinces and begin their duties in service of the people as soon as the ceasefire takes effect.
The ministry emphasized that despite the severe toll, the ongoing war had taken on its leadership and personnel, it remained “steadfast in its efforts to prevent chaos and preserve the resilience of the population in the face of Israeli aggression.”
It also urged the public to follow future instructions and guidelines from the relevant authorities in the coming days.
Qatar announced a three-phase ceasefire agreement on Wednesday to end over 15 months of deadly Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip with the ceasefire set to take effect on Sunday at 0630GMT.
Nearly 46,900 Palestinians, mostly women and children were killed and more than 110,600 injured in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to local health authorities.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
