"This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen."
"The announcement came just hours after Trump told reporters at the White House he was prepared to travel to the Middle East as early as this weekend. Israel and Hamas don't speak to each other directly, requiring indirect negotiations that were brokered by President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt."
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal intended to end the Gaza war that produced the deadliest fighting between Israelis and Palestinians. President Trump announced on Truth Social that both sides signed off on the first phase of a peace plan. The deal is believed to include release of nearly 50 hostages and Israel freeing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. Negotiations were indirect and brokered by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner alongside mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in Sharm-El-Sheikh. The deal calls for Hamas disarmament and eventual Israeli troop withdrawal, though precise details and timing remain unclear.
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