Description: The Gaza ceasefire agreement has continued as Israel and Hamas have agreed upon the 6th hostage exchange. The exchanges happened in the Khan Younis province of the Gaza Strip where three hostages have been exchanged in return for 369 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The ceasefire agreement was deemed to fail the past week as both Hamas and Israel withdrew their pledges to continue the exchanges and enter the second and third phase of negotiations. Hamas later last week announced their intention to withhold their end of the bargain while Israel supported by the US threatened to continue its war campaign in the enclave if the hostages weren’t released.
Impact: Despite the continued exchanges between Israel and Hamas the Gaza ceasefire agreement is still exceedingly fragile. Hamas crumbled under the diplomatic and political pressure of the Arab mediators which ensured the continuance of the ceasefire and passed the responsibility towards Israel regarding continued peace in the region. The objective climax point of the agreement between Hamas and Israel comes when all the hostages would be exchanged as Israel has repeatedly reiterated that Hamas needed to be eradicated. The US has uncompromisingly supported Israel in the war campaign against the terrorist organization which implies on continued violence and armed confrontations once the exchanges are completed.