Israel, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says
The deal includes releasing about 20 living hostages and Israel withdrawing troops from 70% of Gaza, marking a key step toward ending the two-year conflict, officials said.
- Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the 'first phase' of a peace plan, which includes releasing hostages and an Israeli troop withdrawal.
- The Qatari Foreign Minister said the deal would 'lead to ending the war, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the entry of aid.'
- Hamas confirmed the agreement entails an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a hostage-prisoner exchange.
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Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and return of hostages
Israel and Hamas said they had agreed to a long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal, the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end a war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and reshaped the Middle East. Just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas militants' cross-border attack that triggered Israel's devastating assault on Gaza, indirect talks in Egypt yielded an agreement on the initial stage of Trump's 20-point f…
The U.S. President claims that "all hostages will be released" and that the Israeli army will "withdraw its troops to an agreed line" in what is the first phase of the 20-point plan designed by TrumpThe Intrahistory of Trump's Gaza Plan: How the 'Day After' of Genocide was Negotiated The U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Hamas and Israel have reached an agreement for liberation and hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza.The Republican has…
After two years of war, Israel and Palestinian Hamas reached an early Thursday agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza as part of Donald Trump's plan to establish a "sustainable" peace in the region, the US President saying he is counting on a return of the hostages on Monday. ...
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, the first phase of a peace plan. "This means that all hostages will be released soon, Israel will withdraw its troops to the agreed line," Donald Trump announced.
Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace plan
Israel and Hamas agreed on Thursday to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire aimed at ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands, razed the Palestinian territory and unleashed a major humanitarian crisis. The deal, to be signed Thursday, includes the release of captives and prisoners as well as a surge of aid into Gaza after more than two years of genocide after Tel Aviv started bombing the Palestinian enclave following Hamas’s October 20…
In a message about his Truth Social network, the US President said he was "proud to announce that Israel and Hamas both accepted the first phase" of his peace plan for Gaza, in the context of indirect talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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