'The Guns in Gaza Have Gone Silent': Biden Announces Completion of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal

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Source: MEDIAite

Jan 19th, 2025, 11:47 am


President Joe Biden addressed a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that stopped fighting in Gaza and secured the release of Israeli hostages on Sunday morning. Speaking from South Carolina on his final full day in office, Biden addressed the release of some people who had been held captive since October 2023 – when Hamas militants massacred 1,200 Israelis.

Thousands of Palestinian civilians were killed in Israel’s response as troops and tanks moved into Gaza. Biden declared Sunday that the region had “gone silent” after 15 months of violence. Biden Sunday morning three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas in keeping up with the deal:

The deal that I first put forward last May for the Middle East has finally come to fruition. The ceasefire has gone into effect in Gaza, and today, we’re seeing hostages being released, three Israeli women held against their will in the dark tunnels for 470 days. After so much pain, destruction, loss of life, today, the guns in Gaza have gone silent.

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I’ve worked in foreign policy for decades, and this is one of the toughest negotiations I’ve been part of. Many of you who have followed these negotiations will attest that the road to this deal has been not easy at all and a long road. But we’ve reached the point today because of the pressure Israel put on Hamas, backed by the United States.

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1. But for how long will it last?

I have a strong feeling that it is going to be undone, and there are several ways to do so. I am very suspicious of what will happen when Trump gets in. Even before the election, it has been no secret that the Likud Party wanted Trump to win, not the mention the far-right settlers that I am sure Netanyahu supports. So again, as it is, this deal is on very shaky ground on that side of things. But again, we know Hamas gets support from several countries, including but not limited to: Iran, Qatar, Turkey (very likely), and North Korea. These countries give military and financial support. Specifically, it is the Qassam Brigades that are the its military wing. So only time will tell.