US EditionIsrael, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says
Hamas demands release of Marwan Barghouti and other senior prisoners as a key condition in ceasefire talks involving mediators from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the US.
- On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas both agreed to the first phase of a deal to pause fighting and release hostages in Gaza.
- This development follows two years of conflict triggered by Hamas's deadly cross-border attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and indirect negotiations recently held in Egypt.
- The initial phase includes Israel commencing a limited withdrawal to an agreed line, Hamas releasing about 20 hostages, and the exchange of roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed, “With God's help we will bring them all home,” while Trump stated, “all hostages will be released very soon.”
- While both governments and some families expressed relief, concerns remain over the plan’s longer-term enforcement and unresolved issues such as Hamas’s disarmament and Gaza’s future governance.
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