The Hamas Movement said its ceasefire deal with Israeli occupation to halt the genocidal war on Gaza was the result of the “steadfastness” of the Palestinian people and its own “resistance”.

Mediator Qatar has announced that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to halt the war in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced the agreement in Doha on Wednesday.

The first of the deal’s three phases will see the release of 33 hostages in exchange for Palestinian detainees, among other things.