Netanyahu's office:

There are still some unfinished items in the deal and we hope to finish it tonight.

Putin's peace terms:

Putin demands that Ukraine drastically cut back military ties with NATO and become a neutral state with a limited army.

Russia demands that while NATO members may send arms to Ukraine, any such weapons should not be used against Russia or to recapture territory.

Russia also wants to control 20% of Ukraine directly, including Crimea.

Source: Bloomberg

The first stage of preparations for the Israeli army’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is currently underway.

Source: Jerusalem Post

Israel will complete withdrawal from Philadelphi Corridor on Day 50 of the deal.

Source: Al Arabiya

“We are on the field,” says Hamas fighter after Gaza deal.

Lebanon: Celebratory gunfire in Palestinian refugee camps following Gaza ceasefire deal.

Elon Musk played a key role in securing the release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, detained in Iran since December 2024 as part of a prisoner swap involving U.S. interests.

Sala, 29, endured harsh conditions at Tehran’s Evin prison, including solitary confinement and blindfolded interrogations, fearing she might “go insane.”

Iran detained Sala to pressure Italy into releasing Iranian engineer Mohammad Abedini, accused by the U.S. of supplying drone technology for an attack on a U.S. base.

Musk reportedly contacted Iran’s U.N. ambassador after a prior secret meeting, reassuring Tehran that the U.S. wouldn’t pressure Italy on Abedini’s extradition.

Sala was released on January 8, 2025, followed by Abedini four days later.

Source: NYT

Hamas fighters celebrating the ceasefire deal on the streets of Gaza now.

Children of Gaza celebrate the ceasefire deal.

#BREAKING: Qatar’s PM officially announces a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.

Qatar:

Implementation of Gaza deal will begin on Sunday, January 19.

Hamas will release 33 hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.

This was the last thing Refaat Alareer, prominent Palestinian poet and academic, tweeted before he was killed by Israel on December 6, 2023.

"The Democratic Party and Biden are responsible for the Gaza genocide perpetrated by Israel."

Biden on Gaza deal:

My team worked tirelessly to reach this agreement.

A diplomat involved in Gaza ceasefire talks credited President-elect Donald Trump’s influence, calling it “the first time there has been real pressure on the Israeli side to accept a deal.” (Washington Post)

Biden did nothing.

Hamas:

The ceasefire is the result of our people’s heroic resilience and brave resistance in Gaza for over 15 months.

The agreement to end aggression on Gaza is a victory for our people, resistance, nation, and the free world.

Biden's answer to a reporter asking about who will get credit for the Gaza deal, "Biden or Trump?"

"Is that a joke?"

Netenyahu is not happy.

"Netanyahu will address the public only after the deal is complete and closed," say PM Office sources.

Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

We will not abandon our Kurdish partners, there are implications to abandoning partners.