According to a statement released on Hamas' official website, on day 7 of the agreement (25 January 2025), after the completion of the prisoner exchange and the Israeli forces' withdrawal from the Rasheed Street axis, the following is set to happen.

• Internally displaced pedestrians will be allowed to return north without carrying weapons and without being searched via Rasheed Street, with freedom of movement between the southern and northern Gaza Strip.
• Vehicles of all types will be permitted to return north of the Netzarim corridor after undergoing inspection.
• On the 22nd day of the agreement, internally displaced pedestrians would be allowed to return north from Salah Al-Din Street without being searched.

On Tuesday, Hamas said it would release four more women in the next swap with Israel under the terms of a fragile truce intended to bring to an end to 15 months of genocidal war on Gaza.

Hamas' official Taher Al-Nunu told AFP that four Israeli women will be released on Saturday in exchange for a second group of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

The ceasefire took effect on Sunday and saw the first captive-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.

Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli captives held in Gaza as part of the first stage of the ceasefire deal. 

The first phase, lasting six weeks, should see a total of 33 Israelis held in Gaza exchanged for about 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.

Israeli occupation forces will also withdraw from densely populated areas in Gaza, displaced Palestinians will be allowed to begin returning to their homes, and hundreds of aid lorries will be allowed into the territory daily.

Negotiations for the second phase, including a full Israeli troop withdrawal and "the restoration of sustainable calm," should start in just over two weeks.

The third and final stage will involve the reconstruction of Gaza, which could take years, and the return of any remaining captives' bodies.

Failing to topple Hamas
 

After 15 months of Israel's deadliest and most destructive war in recent history, Hamas not only survived but also remains firmly in control of the Gaza Strip.

Since the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect on Sunday, thousands of Hamas-run police in uniform re-emerged, making their presence known even in the most heavily destroyed areas.

There was an element of theatre in Sunday's handover of three Israeli captives to the Red Cross when dozens of masked Hamas fighters wearing green headbands and military fatigues paraded in front of cameras and held back a crowd of hundreds of Palestinians who surrounded the vehicles.

However, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that Israel is committed to achieving the goals of the war in Gaza and will not allow the return of Hamas' rule to the strip.

“Netanyahu's extremist government failed to formulate a path to overthrow the Hamas regime in Gaza,” Israeli National Union Party leader Benny Gantz said Thursday.

“It’s been over a year and a solution has still not been found on how to deliver humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza without some kind of mediation by Hamas,” the former war cabinet minister said during a speech at Reichman University.