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Israel, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says
Hamas demands release of Marwan Barghouti and other prisoners in exchange for hostages amid ceasefire talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, with US backing the agreement.
- 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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The US President announced on the night of Wednesday to Thursday that an agreement between Israel and Hamas had been reached, on the basis of the first phase of his peace plan presented on 29 September.
·Paris, France
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Celebrations in central Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas agree to the 'first phase' of peace plan
Trump said Wednesday in announcing the outlines of the biggest breakthrough in months in the two-year-old war that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the 'first phase' of his plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.
·Canada
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·Italy
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There is a breakthrough in the negotiations on the Gaza war. Israel and Islamist Hamas agree with the first phase of Trump's peace plan.
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