Hawzah News Agency- In his Friday Prayer sermons delivered at the Great Husayniyya of Fatimah (PBUH), Hujjat al-Islam Seyyed Sadr al-Din Qabanchi, Friday Prayer Imam of Najaf Ashraf, addressed the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza, saying, "After 16 months, Israel, despite all the destruction and genocide, yielded to the will of the Palestinian nation. The will of the people has prevailed over the Israeli regime, despite international support for the enemy and the siege of Gaza."

The Iraqi also expressed his gratitude for the Iraqi doctor Muhammad Taher Al-Musawi for his standing with the Palestinian people during the recent crisis, noting that the doctor risked his life with his sacrifice to treat the wounded in Gaza.

Qatar on Wednesday announced that along with Egypt and the US as mediators, the ceasefire deal between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and Israel had been approved. The initial phase starting Sunday and lasting 42 days, includes the release of 33 Israeli detainees in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

The Israeli security cabinet has approved the deal, the prime minister’s office said on Friday, paving the way for the government’s final approval.

Israel has killed more than 46,000 people in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, displaced most of the population and left much of the enclave in ruins. Despite the truce, Israeli attacks on Gaza have continued, according to local authorities.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.