Sisi on Police Day: Egypt will vigorously push for full implementation of Gaza ceasefire agreement

CAIRO – 22 January 2025: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi highlighted the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza as a testament to Egypt's diligent efforts alongside its partners to renounce violence and pursue peace.

During the 73rd Police Day celebrations held at the Police Academy in New Cairo today, Sisi stated that Egypt “will vigorously push for the full implementation of this agreement.”

He underlined the objectives of the ceasefire deal to “spare the blood of the Palestinian people, restore essential services to the Strip, and ensure it becomes livable again.”

The president also underlined the significance of the agreement in preventing displacement attempts resulting from the difficult circumstances in Gaza, asserting that Egypt categorically rejects such actions out of the commitment to safeguarding the Palestinian cause.

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire that went into effect on 19 January morning, with the aim of halting a war that has killed over 47,000 Palestinians, injured more than 111,000 more and displaced most of the population since 2023.

Egypt, Qatar and the United States have brokered the agreement after more than a year of mediation. Egypt has long rejected Israeli plans to displace Palestinians across its borders with Gaza, warning that this scheme aims to liquidate the Palestinian cause.

Under the recently establishment ceasefire agreement, Hamas is set to release more than 90 captives that the movement captured during an attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

Calm has prevailed in Gaza since Sunday and many residents have started returning to their homes across the enclave.

Notably, Hamas and Israel swapped three Israeli captives for 90 Palestinian prisoners on the first day of the ceasefire with four other captives set to be freed by the movement on Saturday.