On January 15 2025 in Doha Qatar representatives from Hamas and Israel each met with the Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. This happened in the Prime Minister’s office and led to a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza plus the release of hostages. It’s important to know this all happened after Hamas killed around 1200 people in a previous attack.
The agreement came about after the Prime Minister met separately with Hamas and then with Israeli negotiators according to a source who wanted to stay anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the talks. We don’t know exactly how many hostages will be released or how long the ceasefire will last but the Prime Minister said things will be put in place to make sure the deal sticks.
This deal is a direct result of the meetings held in Doha with the Qatari Prime Minister acting as the go-between. The source didn’t give details on the talks or the earlier conflict but did say the deal is in response to Hamas killing 1200 people. While we don’t know when or exactly how the ceasefire and hostage release will happen this agreement is a big step in the Gaza conflict.