🇮🇱/🇵🇸 Regarding the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire:

"Israel has capitulated on several factors, allowing for a deal to be reached:

▫️ Isreal has agreed to withdraw FULLY from Gaza leaving no troops or security zone. That includes a full withdrawal from the Philadelphi corridor.
▫️ It has agreed to allow Hamas to rule Gaza. That is not in the agreement, but there is also no mechanism to remove Hamas.
▫️ Israel has agreed not to exile released prisoners but rather let them into Gaza again.
▫️ Israel has waived its demand for a list of live hostages.
▫️ It has agreed to allow residents to return to northern Gaza with only symbolic security measures.
▫️ Israel agreed to accept dead bodies in the first stage.

All of these were red lines for Israel at one point. It is remarkable that all of them are being waived. The victory for Hamas is remarkable.

The reason this happened is clear. Despite incredible victories on the battlefield, Israel has not offered a political program to replace Hamas or moved to remove them from Gaza as a governing force. It has failed to translate IDF gains into political ones. That has, in essence, nullified all of its military achievements."

📎 academic_la

🇺🇸/🇷🇺/🇨🇳 Trump: Deal with Putin and Buy Time with the Chinese

U.S. foreign policy and some aspects of its military doctrine are being remodeled under Trump and lessons from the Ukrainian battlefield.

Trump does not seem willing to guarantee Europe's security against the possibility of a Russian invasion. He has made it clear that he does not value NATO and believes Europeans should take care of their own security.

Increasing this distance, he has already announced plans to meet with President Putin soon after taking office, with whom he recently expressed admiration. This is an obvious move to reconstruct a new world order, aligning more closely with Russia and buying time to address issues with China.

🧵https://fxtwitter.com/pati_marins64/status/1879190643538342061

🇺🇸🇨🇳🚘 US to ban Chinese smart cars

The United States finalized a rule Tuesday effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world's second largest economy on national security risks.

"But the US actions could attract Beijing's retaliation, with the Chinese Commerce Ministry already calling Monday's AI-related export curbs "a flagrant violation" of international trade rules."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-ban-smart-cars-containing-152059540.html

📎 Megatron

🇺🇸🕊🇮🇱🇵🇸 — President-elected Donald Trump takes responsibility on reaching the Ceasefire deal in Gaza, claims that Gaza will never ever again be a Terrorist Heaven:

This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November, as it signaled to the entire World that my Administration would seek Peace and negotiate deals to ensure the safety of all Americans, and our Allies. I am thrilled American and Israeli hostages will be returning home to be reunited with their families and loved ones.

With this deal in place, my National Security team, through the efforts of Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will continue to work closely with Israel and our Allies to make sure Gaza NEVER again becomes a terrorist safe haven. We will continue promoting PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH throughout the region, as we build upon the momentum of this ceasefire to further expand the Historic Abraham Accords. This is only the beginning of great things to come for America, and indeed, the World!

We have achieved so much without even being in the White House. Just imagine all of the wonderful things that will happen when I return to the White House, and my Administration is fully confirmed, so they can secure more Victories for the United States!

🇺🇸🕊🇮🇱🇵🇸 — Palestinian arabs celebrate ahead of the announcement of the Trump-led ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

🇮🇱🇵🇸🕊📉 — Walla News Journalist Guy Elster claims that Israel PM office says that Gaza ceasefire is still not reached

https://fxtwitter.com/guyelster/status/1879592101832531974

🇶🇦🕊🇮🇱🇵🇸 — Prime Minister of Qatar:

A cease-fire agreement has been reached and the release of detainees in Gaza

🇶🇦🕊🇮🇱🇵🇸 — Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins on Sunday, January 19, 2025 AD, when first hostages are due to be released, Prime-Minister of Qatar says

➡️ According to the Prime-Minister, the ceasefire is temporary.

➡️ It will transition into a permanent truce if and when all the required steps and requirements are achieved.

➡️ The first phase will be a 43 days ceasefire.

➡️ During the agreement, 33 Israeli hostages will be released, Qatar, Egypt and the US will work to ensure the implementation of the agreement.

🇮🇱🕊🇵🇸 — Some details and clarifications:

➡️ It is a hostage deal, NOT an end of war deal.

➡️ Phase I allows for the release of 33 hostages; it is not clear how many are alive, but some reports suggest 23.

➡️ Again, the ceasefire is almost certainly temporary, it will last for 43 days. It is not a permanent end to the war.

➡️ As noted by analysts, Phase II is highly unlikely ever to materialize given how many hostages Hamas retains and given that Hamas will never disarm or agree to exile.

➡️ The deal does not force Israel to alter deployment along the Philadelphi Corridor (border between Gaza and Egypt).

https://news.1rj.ru/str/BellumActaNews/138694

🇺🇸🕊🇮🇱🇵🇸 — US President Biden: American hostages will be released in the first phase of the agreement.

🇺🇸🕊🇮🇱🇵🇸 — Reporter asks about who get credit for the Ceasefire Deal:

"Who does the history books credit for this, Mr. President, you or Trump?"

Outgoing President Joe Biden:

"Is that a joke?"

🔗 CSPAN (@cspan)

🇺🇸🖼🔥📉 — 200 artworks by Hunter Biden allegedly worth "millions of dollars" destroyed in Los Angeles fires, reports New York Post

🇱🇧🇵🇸🎆 — Heavy gunfire in the camps to celebrate the ceasefire agreement for the War in Gaza, with stray bullets seen being fired to air