"On Thursday, shortly after 1 A.M. in Israel, a sleepy screening of documentaries by recent film graduates on Channel 12 was interrupted by breaking news. An anchor announced that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas had just been reached. The broadcast cut to the White House; footage showed President Donald Trump holding a roundtable event with conservative influencers, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed him a slip of paper."
""We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first," the message went on. Not long after, it was official. "This is the post we've likely all been waiting for," the Israeli anchor said. She went on to read, in Hebrew, Trump's statement: "I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan," it began."
A late-night Israeli broadcast was interrupted by breaking news announcing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. A handwritten White House note urging a Truth Social post preceded President Trump's public statement that both parties had signed off on the first phase of a peace plan. The statement promised that all hostages would be released soon and that Israeli forces would withdraw to an agreed line as initial steps toward lasting peace. News that hostages would return triggered visible relief across Israel, with jubilant scenes at Tel Aviv's Hostages Square and families breaking down in tears of relief.
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