On Wednesday, mediators announced a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip, opening up a pathway to end the 15-month war. But Israel has yet to finalize the deal. WSJ’s Anat Peled unpacks what we know about the deal and the sticking points to getting it done. Further Listening: -The Risk of an All-Out War in the Middle East -What the Ceasefire in Lebanon Means for the Middle East -The Brutal Calculation of Hamas's Leader Further Reading: -Israel, Hamas Agree to Deal to Pause Fighting in Gaza -Netanyahu Strikes Cautious Tone on Gaza Cease-Fire as He Tries to Hold Government Together-Israel Delays Cabinet Vote on Cease-Fire Deal, Blames Hamas for Reneging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Yesterday, after more than a year of devastating war in Gaza, a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas. News of the deal prompted celebrations in the rubble-filled streets of Gaza and relief in Israel. But the ceasefire isn't a done deal yet. The agreement was announced by Hamas and by U.S., Qatari, and Egyptian negotiators. But Israel hasn't officially approved it.
Israeli officials delayed a vote on the deal. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement. A Hamas official told a news outlet that Netanyahu's accusation was, quote, baseless. The drama underscored how tenuous this historic deal is. So we seem to have an agreement for a ceasefire, but do you think we really have an end to this war?
That's a really good question. We have a pathway to the end to the war. That's what I would say. We have some sort of kind of ladder to pull us out of all of the mud that we're in at the moment, but we need to see if the players will decide to go through with it.
Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Ryan Knudson. It's Thursday, January 16th. Coming up on the show, a fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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The planned deal between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect on Sunday. It would proceed in three phases. The first phase is a temporary ceasefire. As part of this phase, 33 Israeli hostages will be exchanged for a number of Palestinian prisoners. During phase two, there will be a negotiation about a permanent end to the war and the release of any remaining living hostages.
The third phase focuses on rebuilding Gaza.
This deal has a lot of details, a lot of stumbling stones that the sides are going to reach pretty quickly. Not everything has been already worked out.
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