Mid East – Page 7 – Prologue Journal

What Does the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Between Israel and Hamas Say?

New York Times In the first phase, 33 hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be freed, and hundreds of trucks with humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza daily, a copy of the agreement says. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/world/middleeast/gaza-ceasefire-israel-hamas.html

Cease-Fire Deal Has Exposed Fissures in Netanyahu’s Right-Wing Government

New York Times One far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, claimed to have scuppered similar agreements over the past year. But, the prime minister has blamed Hamas for the failures. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/world/middleeast/ceasefire-netanyahu-israel.html

Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Brings Joy, but Is Tinged With Uncertainty

New York Times An agreement offers Gazans at least some respite from the war, and for Israelis it means the release of hostages. But the deal’s ambiguity means fighting could resume within weeks. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/world/middleeast/gaza-ceasefire-deal.html

Cease-Fire Deal With Israel Comes as Hamas Is Severely Weakened

New York Times Israel’s 15-month bombardment of Gaza has destroyed much of Hamas’s military wing. It has also degraded the Iran-backed proxy network that helps sustain the militant group. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/world/middleeast/hamas-weakened-israel-ceasefire.html

Israel kills 62 Palestinians in Gaza amid ceasefire deal

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli forces have killed at least 62 Palestinians in their latest attacks in Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/15/740980/Israel-Kills-62-Palestinians-despite-ceasefire-deal

‘Gaza has won’: Social media users react to ceasefire with mix of relief, joy

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Social media users have reacted with a mix of relief and joy to news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/15/740983/Gaza-won-Netizens-react-Hamas-Israel-ceasefire-genocide

Gaza Hostage Deal Could Come as Trump Takes Office, in Echoes of 1981

New York Times Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/world/middleeast/gaza-hostage-deal-trump-inauguration-iran-1981.html

Israel has slaughtered 13,000 students in Gaza, West Bank

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel has killed more than 13,000 students in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since October 2023. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/15/740971/Gaza-students-UNRWA

Israel hits HTS military target in Syria for 1st time since fall of Assad

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel has reportedly carried out a deadly airstrike on a military target belonging to the HTS in Syria for the first time since the foreign-backed faction took over the Arab country and unseated…

Uzi Dayan: Civilian control of Gaza, direct talks with Hamas could’ve gotten better, faster deal

Jerusalem Post Dayan’s ideas on the issue, despite being politically right-wing throughout his post IDF years, in some areas outflank traditional right-wing and left-wing views. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-837730