US President Joe Biden has confirmed that a ceasefire and hostage release agreement has been reached between Hamas terrorists and Israel.

Source:European Pravda, citing a statement from Biden

Details:Biden reported that the agreement between Israel and Hamas "will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much needed-humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians and reunite the hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity".

"It is the result not only of the extreme pressure that Hamas has been under and the changed regional equation after a ceasefire in Lebanon and weakening of Iran – but also of dogged and painstaking American diplomacy," he added.

At the same time, Biden stressed the need to remember those killed in the October 2023 Hamas terrorist attack and "the many innocent people killed in the war that followed".

Background: 

• Earlier, American media reported, citing sources, that Israel and Hamas had agreed to end hostilities in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
• Before the deal was officially confirmed, US President-elect Donald Trump commented on it, later stating that it would not have been possible without his victory in November 2024.
• At the same time, the office of the Israeli prime minister stated that negotiators were still finalising certain aspects of the agreement, but they hoped to complete the process in the coming hours.
• Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, welcomed the agreement on a ceasefire and hostage release between Israel and Hamas.

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