A senior Israeli source involved in the details of the negotiations has confirmed that Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage-ceasefire agreement. The source said that, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence, Hamas folded on its last minute demands concerning the Philadelphi corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border.

US President-elect Donald Trump has also publicly confirmed that a hostage release and ceasefire deal has been reached.

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Update: The ceasefire will come into effect on Sunday at 12.15.

Published by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – on January 15, 2025.

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