US EditionIsrael, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says
- Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting and release hostages in a deal announced by President Donald Trump, marking a major breakthrough in the two-year-old war.
- Hamas plans to release all 20 living hostages while Israel will start withdrawing troops from Gaza, according to people familiar with the matter.
- In the two-year-long war, approximately 67,000 Palestinians have died, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, which does not differentiate between combatants and civilians.
- Trump called this a 'great day for the Arab and Muslim world, Israel, all surrounding nations, and the United States' in his announcement on social media.
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An agreement has been reached to begin the first phase of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, US President Donald Trump announced on the social network Truth Social.
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement. What does this mean?
All of the living Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released as soon as next week under the first phase of a peace plan led by the United States — but the full details are yet to be released. Here is what we know so far.
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 war 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 war started by Hamas's unprecedented October 2023 attack on Israel. Palestinian armed group Hamas…
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