IndiaTheNews NewsRoom: Israel and Hamas announced a four-day ceasefire, hostages will be released from both sides, bombs and guns will remain silent.

The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas took a new turn today when a four-day ceasefire was announced. The Israeli government and Hamas have reportedly agreed to release 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians held in Israel and to halt fighting for four days to allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza. . Let us tell you that Qatar was mediating the ongoing secret talks between Israel and Hamas. Qatari officials have confirmed that a four-day ceasefire has been reached. It is being told that America has also played a big role in achieving this ceasefire because some Americans are also among the people whom Hamas has taken hostage.

Hamas is believed to be holding more than 200 people hostage. A statement from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the 50 women and children would be released within four days, with fighting halted during this period. Without mentioning the release of Palestinian prisoners in return, the statement said that for every additional 10 hostages released, the ceasefire would be extended by one more day. The statement said the Israeli government is committed to returning all hostages home. A ceasefire has been approved as the first step towards achieving this goal.

On the other hand, Hamas has said that 50 hostages will be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails. The Palestinian group said in a statement that the ceasefire agreement would allow hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian, medical and fuel aid to enter Gaza. The Hamas statement said Israel has committed not to attack or arrest anyone in all parts of Gaza during the ceasefire period. Hamas also said in its statement that we announce the ceasefire agreement but we reaffirm that our fingers will remain on the trigger and our fighters will remain ready to protect our people.

Meanwhile, this ceasefire agreement is being welcomed from all sides. India has appreciated the efforts for a humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the efforts of the international community aimed at reducing tensions and providing immediate humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine. At an informal meeting of the UN General Assembly Plenary Session on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj stressed that the message from the Indian leadership has been “clear and consistent”. Kamboj said, “India welcomes all efforts of the international community that are aimed at reducing the conflict and allowing immediate humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine.” While US President Joe Biden said That he welcomes this agreement. “Today’s agreement must bring American hostages home and I will not stop until they are all released,” he said in a statement. Meanwhile, a senior US official said the hostages expected to be released include three Americans, including a 3-year-old girl whose parents were killed during Hamas’ October 7 attack Were among the people.

On the other hand, the government of Qatar has said that 50 civilian hostage women and children will be released from Gaza in exchange for “the release of a number of Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons”. The government of Qatar issued a statement saying that the start time of the ceasefire would be announced within the next 24 hours. Qatar’s chief negotiator in the ceasefire talks, Mohammed al-Khulaifi, Minister of State in the Foreign Ministry, has said that the International Committee of the Red Cross will work inside Gaza to facilitate the release of the hostages. He said the ceasefire meant “there will be no attacks. No military activity, no expansion, no anything.” Al-Khulaifi said Qatar hoped the agreement would “lay the basis for a larger settlement and a permanent cessation of firing.”

On the other hand, according to Gaza officials, this agreement is the first ceasefire of the war. Gaza officials say Israeli bombardment has devastated large parts of Hamas-ruled Gaza, killing 13,300 civilians and leaving nearly two-thirds of its 2.3 million people homeless.

Meanwhile, the Israeli government has said that in addition to Israeli citizens, more than half of the hostages to be released are foreign nationals from about 40 countries, including the US, Thailand, Britain, France, Argentina, Germany, Chile, Spain and Portugal. And had dual citizenship. Israeli media said the first release of hostages was expected to take place on Thursday. The report said that for the agreement to be implemented Israeli citizens would have to wait 24 hours for the chance to ask the Supreme Court to block the release of Palestinian prisoners.