Israel got the good news it was waiting for, Hamas will also heave a sigh of relief, see the effect of Trump’s threat

Last updated:January 14, 2025, 06:25 IST

Israel-Hamas War: A good news has emerged amid the Hamas-Israel war. Hamas is ready to release the hostages. All this is happening when Trump is going to take oath as the US President on January 20. Bigger news than this for Israel…read more

New Delhi: Donald Trump will take oath on January 20. His threat before the oath seems to be having an effect. Hamas is now on the back foot. Israel is going to get good news after a long time. Yes, Hamas is ready to release 33 hostages in the first phase of ceasefire. Israeli officials said that in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Doha, Hamas will release 33 hostages. The good news for Israel has come at a time when Trump will take oath. Trump had warned Hamas that if the hostages were not released before his oath, he would destroy Hamas. Now Hamas will also heave a sigh of relief with the release of the hostages.

According to CNN, Israel believes most of the 33 hostages are alive. However, bodies of dead hostages are also likely to be released during the initial 42 days of ceasefire. According to the Israeli side, both sides have reached the verge of agreement. Israel is ready to immediately implement the ceasefire agreement after it is signed. According to the Israeli government, Hamas is still holding 94 hostages taken by Israel during the attacks on October 7, 2023. At least 34 of these have been killed.

What did Biden also say?
At the same time, US President Joe Biden expressed similar hope in a speech focused on foreign policy on Monday. He said that America is working hard to end the war. Joe Biden said, ‘The agreement we have prepared. He will free the hostages, stop the fighting. Our agreement will provide security to Israel. With its help, we will be able to provide large-scale humanitarian aid to the Palestinians who have suffered a lot in this war started by Hamas. They have been through hell.

Sources claim that the last round of talks is to be held in Doha on Tuesday. After this the hostages will be released. In the first phase, talks will be held on the release of 33 hostages. In the second phase there will be talks to end the war. It will begin on the 16th day after the entry into force of the first agreement. It is worth noting here that Donald Trump had openly threatened Hamas in the past. Trump had said that if Hamas does not release the hostages before January 20, America will destroy it. Trump had given a direct challenge to destroy.

What all in the first phase of talks

• release of 33 hostages
• Israeli forces will maintain their presence along the Philadelphia Corridor (a narrow strip of land along the Egypt-Gaza border).
• There will also be a buffer zone inside Gaza on the border with Israel.
• Buffer zone is also another topic of dispute during the talks.
• Hamas wants the buffer zone to return to its pre-7 October size of 300–500 meters (330–545 yd) from the border line. Whereas Israel was demanding 2,000 meters.

Current status of hostages kidnapped on October 7
On October 7, Hamas attacked Israel. There was a massacre in Israel in this attack. Hamas had taken 251 Israeli people hostage on 7 October 2023. The Israeli government says that as of January 10, 2025, 94 hostages are still in Gaza. Most of the 157 people returned so far were released after an agreement was reached with Hamas late last year.