The long-awaited peace deal between Israel and Hamas has raised hopes that a British hostage could be among those freed within days.
The first phase of the ceasefire agreement calls for the release of 33 “mostly alive” hostages – possibly including British-Israeli Emily Damari, 28 – in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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The Spurs fan was shot in the hand and suffered shrapnel wounds to her leg when she was kidnapped in the kibbutz village of Kfar Aza on October 7.
But the freed hostages later revealed that Emily had helped happiness to other captives in Gaza’s terrorist tunnels.
He is second on a list of 34 names scheduled for release to Hamas.
Three hostages are likely to be released on Sunday, while another four will be released a week later, sources close to the negotiators say.
This means Emily could return to her family within days.
Her mother, born in south London, has campaigned desperately for the release of her daughter, who was kidnapped from her home by Hamas along with her twin brothers Ziv and Gali Berman, 27.
Speaking to The Solar in October, Mandy Damari, 63, said: “It’s breaking my heart a little more, day by day. Soon there will be nothing left of my heart, or of Emily.”
The mother had also sent an agonizing letter. to Prime Minister Keir Starmer asking him to use everything in his power force so that they can deliver it through intermediaries to his daughter in Gaza.
Following the announcement of the ceasefire agreement, photos of American football Fans at an Arsenal-Tottenham match who had messages of support for their daughter.
She wrote on X: “You have come together to say ‘bring her home.’ Thank you”.
The family’s hopes of reuniting with their daughter soon come as Israel has 72 hours to finalize the details of the deal.
The agreement will take effect on Sunday and will consist of three phases that will also include sending aid to Gaza and withdrawing Israeli troops.
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It outlines an initial six-week ceasefire phase that includes the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the return of Palestinians to Gaza.
The deal was finally announced as the world watched with bated breath in hopes of seeing an end to the 15-month war in the Middle East.
Speaking in a news At a conference in Doha, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said the ceasefire would take effect on Sunday.
He added that negotiators are working with Israel and Hamas on steps to implement the agreement.
Any plan will have to be approved by Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet and then by his entire cabinet.
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Israel’s cabinet was to vote on the ceasefire agreement today, but the prime minister’s office issued a statement accusing the terrorist group of “last-minute blackmail.”
Cube: “Hamas is backing away from explicit understandings agreed with mediators and Israel in a last-minute blackmail attempt.
“Israel will not set a date for a cabinet and government meeting until mediators announce that Hamas has approved all the details of the agreement.”
List of hostages Hamas says it will release
Women and children:
- Romi Gonen, 23 years old
- Emily Damari, 27 years old
- Arbel Yehud, 29 years old
- Doron Steinbrecher, 31 years old
- Ariel Bibás, 5 years old
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- Shiri Silberman Bibas, 33 years old
- Liri Albag, 19 years old
- Karina Ariev, 20 years old
- Agam Berger, 21 years old
- Danielle Gilboa, 20 years old
- Naama Levy, 20 years old
Rest of the men:
- Ohad Ben-Ami, 58 years old
- Gadi Moshe Moses, 80 years old
- Keith Siegel, 65 years old
- Ofer Calderón, 54 years old.
- Eli Sharabi, 52 years old
- Itzik Elgarat, 70 years old.
- Shlomo Mansour, 86 years old
- Ohad Yahalomi, 50 years old
- Youssef Hamis Ziyadne, 54 years old
- Oded Lifshitz, 84 years old
- Tsahi Idan, 50 years old
Fountain: Israel Times
The prime minister’s office previously suspended some celebrations because it said some issues were still “unresolved.”
Outgoing US President Joe Biden supported the ceasefire and hostage agreement in a speech from the White House.
He said: “This deal will stop the fighting in Gaza, increase much-needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians and reunite hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity.”
He announced at a press conference: “My diplomacy never ceased in its efforts to achieve this.”
His successor, Donald Trump, who will take office on Monday, was one of the first to confirm that a hostage agreement had been reached, as published in Reality Social.
He said: “WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT FOR HOSTAGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THEY WILL BE RELEASED SOON. THANK YOU!”
Trump later wrote: “I am excited for the American and Israeli hostages to return home to be reunited with their families and loved ones.”
THREE PHASE AGREEMENT
The ceasefire is based on a three-phase plan aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East.
The first phase involves a full six-week ceasefire that includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from central Gaza.
It will focus on the release of 33 hostages, including women, children and the elderly, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The hostages released in the first 42 days are reportedly in critical condition, including one-year-old Kfir Bibas.
The next to be released will be the female civilians and female soldiers, before finally the remaining male civilians, Channel 12 reports.
Humanitarian aid is expected to flood into the region, with 600 trucks of supplies entering Gaza daily.
The end of the war is the goal of the second stage, as the temporary ceasefire will become permanent.
In the second phase, Hamas will release the remaining hostages, mainly male soldiers, in exchange for more prisoner releases and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
More than 1,000 Palestinian security prisoners will be released – including at least 250 terrorists – in exchange for the hostages, the Instances of Israel reports.
In the third and final phase, the bodies of the hostages who did not survive captivity will be returned to their families.
In exchange, Gaza would receive a three- to five-year reconstruction plan overseen by international authorities.
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What happened on October 7?
ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal surprise attack against Israel, marking one of the darkest days in the nation’s history.
The terrorists stormed across the border from Gaza, killing more than 1,200 people (most of them civilians) and kidnapping another 250, including women, children and the elderly.
In the coordinated assault, heavily armed fighters infiltrated Israeli cities, kibbutzim and military bases, unleashing indiscriminate violence.
Innocent families were massacred in their homes and graphic images of the atrocities spread on social media, leaving the world in shock.
The massacre triggered a rapid and massive retaliatory response by Israel, leading to a full-scale war.
The attack not only reignited long-standing tensions in the region, but also left deep scars on both sides of the conflict, setting the stage for the 15 months of devastation that followed.
