Cairo meetings on mechanisms to implement Gaza ceasefire agreement kick off

CAIRO- 27 January 2025: Cairo's technical meetings have begun working on mechanisms to implement a ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, with the participation of teams from Egypt, Qatar, the U.S., and Israel, Al Qahera News reported on Friday.

An agreement has been approved to halt war in Gaza after nearly 15 months of suffering and violence that led to the killing of more than 46,707 Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation forces. The agreement was reached after tireless efforts exerted by the Egyptian, American, and Qatari mediation.

As per the agreement that was announced by Qatari Prime minister Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced in a press conference on Wednesday, Egypt, Qatar, US to continue meetings in Cairo to monitor ceasefire implementation mechanism in Gaza. He added that the deal will come into force on Sunday January 19.

However, the Israeli Channel 12 reported that the implementation of the prisoner exchange agreement may be delayed until Monday instead of Sunday, due to a holdup in the signing process.

It has been reported that a delegation from the Israeli army and the Israel Security Agency/Shin Bet (Shabak) has arrived in Cairo, Friday, to coordinate with the Egyptian side regarding arrangements for implementing the Gaza Ceasefire agreement, according to al Qahera news channel.

Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have launched hundreds of airstrikes and artillery shelling against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, committing atrocities across various parts of the Strip. These include massacres against civilians and horrific acts in areas of military incursion. The situation is further exacerbated by a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, driven by the ongoing siege and the displacement of more than 90% of Gaza's population.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza on January 16, 2025, the death toll of the Palestinians due to the Israeli genocidal bombings reached 46,788 martyrs and 110,453 injured since October 7, 2023.

The Ministry said previously that that a total of 4,500 Palestinians suffer from amputations of upper or lower limbs in the Strip since the beginning of the war, including about 800 children and 540 women.

Meanwhile, Israeli army announced on January 13, 2025 that 840 soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the war, 405 of them since the beginning of the ground offensive in Gaza. Additionally, 2566 officers and soldiers have been injured since the beginning of the ground operation in Gaza, including 495 seriously injured. A total of 5617 officers and soldiers have been injured since the beginning of the war, including 833 seriously injured.