"White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were traveling to Egypt on Saturday to finalize the technical details of the hostage release "and discuss the lasting peace deal," a White House official told Axios. As of Saturday morning local time, the Israeli military had shifted to defensive operations in Gaza and stopped its air strikes beyond those needed for force protection, the IDF said."
"On Truth Social, Trump expressed appreciation for the Israeli decision to "temporarily" stop the bombing "in order to give the hostage-release and peace deal a chance to be completed." He then called on Hamas to "move quickly" toward the release of hostages, or else the deal will be off the table. "I will not tolerate delay, which many think will happen, or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again. Let's get this done, FAST. Everyone will be treated fairly!" Trump said."
US envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, traveled to Egypt to finalize technical details of a hostage release and discuss a lasting peace deal. The Israeli military shifted to defensive operations in Gaza and curtailed air strikes beyond force-protection needs. President Trump urged Israel to halt strikes and enter talks with Hamas to finalize the deal, and praised the temporary pause as giving the hostage-release and peace deal a chance to be completed. Israeli leadership halted its offensive to prepare for the first phase of a plan for immediate hostage release. International actors, including Turkey, pressed Hamas to move quickly.
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