Hamas and the resistance are treating the ceasefire as a victory. From Simplicius at simplicius76.substack.com:
The big news of the day: Israel has officially announced a ceasefire and potential end to the Gaza war. Hamas will be releasing 33 hostages—interesting numerology, as always—and Israel will reportedly withdraw its military forces from Gaza.
It will be done in three phases, with the first beginning on January 19th, just a day before Trump’s inauguration as if in tribute:
The announcement was met with rousing cheers throughout northern Gaza where Hamas fighters reportedly came out of their tunnels to openly celebrate in the streets—make no mistake, this is being viewed as a monumental victory by the resistance:
