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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Simon Speakman Cordall

What has Netanyahu won and lost by agreeing to Israel-Gaza ceasefire?

A banner attacking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 28, 2024, at a protest against his government and in support of captives held in Gaza [Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have finally relented. After more than a year of refusing to agree to an end to the war in Gaza, he is now pushing through a ceasefire that – mediators insist – will do just that.

Netanyahu’s government met on Friday to approve the deal, which would involve a captive and prisoner exchange, a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the end of the devastating war Israel has unleashed on the Palestinian enclave.

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