Hamas Confirms Receiving Guarantee From US, Mediator And Turkey

JAKARTA - Senior Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya said on Thursday the Palestinian militant group had received guarantees from the United States, Arab and Turkish mediators that the war in the Gaza Strip had ended permanently.

Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday for a ceasefire and released Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

"We are receiving assurances from mediation countries and the US government that the war in Gaza is finally over," said a member of the Hamas political bureau who is the head of the group's negotiations, as broadcast by the Al Jazeera TV channel Qatar, quoted from TASS, October 10.

This agreement is the first phase of US President Donald Trump's initiative to end the two-year war in Gaza that has rocked the Middle East.

Hamas is expected to release 20 hostages who are still alive together, 72 hours after the ceasefire begins.

Al-Hayya, who survived Israel's attempt to kill him and other Hamas leaders in Qatar a month ago, said the agreement Hamas signed with Israel ended the war in Gaza, opened up an important crossing path with Egypt, and ensured the release of all Palestinian women and children imprisoned by Israel.

In addition, Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving a lengthy sentence in Israeli prisons, as well as another 1,700 who have been arrested since the war broke out on October 7, 2023, Al-Hayya said.

Under the deal, fighting will be halted, Israel will withdraw some of its troops from Gaza, and Hamas will release the remaining 48 hostages he captured in attacks that sparked war, in exchange for detainees detained by Israel.

At the White House, President Donald Trump said he believed it would lead to "eternal peace."