"It's a fragile moment with Israel and Hamas only in the early stages of implementing the first phase of the Trump agreement designed to bring a permanent end to the war sparked by the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas-led militants. Trump thinks there is a narrow window to reshape the Mideast and reset long-fraught relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. It is a moment, the Republican president says, that has been helped along by his administration's support of Israel's decimation of Iranian proxies, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon."
"The first phase of the ceasefire agreement calls for the release of the final 48 hostages held by Hamas, including about 20 believed to be alive; the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel; a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza; and a partial pullback by Israeli forces from Gaza's main cities. Israeli troops on Friday finished withdrawing from parts of Gaza, triggering a 72-hour countdown under the deal for Hamas to release the Israeli hostages, potentially while Trump is on the ground there."
President Donald Trump is traveling to Israel and Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal and to press Middle East allies to pursue peace. Israel and Hamas are in the early stages of implementing the ceasefire first phase aimed at ending the war sparked by the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. The administration credits pressure on Iranian proxies and renewed Arab and Muslim engagement for creating momentum. The first phase includes releasing hostages and prisoners, surging humanitarian aid to Gaza, and partial Israeli troop withdrawals from Gaza's main cities.
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