"Israelis and Palestinians rejoiced after Trump announced that a ceasefire and hostage deal was reached under the first phase of his plan to end a war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and reshaped the Middle East. Just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas militants' cross-border attack that triggered Israel's devastating assault on Gaza, indirect talks in Egypt yielded an agreement on the initial stage of Trump's 20-point framework to bring peace to the Palestinian enclave."
"The signing of the ceasefire is expected at 12 p.m. Israel time (0900 GMT), said the source briefed on the details of the agreement. The accord, if fully implemented, would bring the two sides closer than any previous effort to halt a war that had evolved into a regional conflict, drawing in countries such as Iran, Yemen and Lebanon."
Israel and Hamas reached agreement on the first phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage-release plan after indirect talks in Egypt, with a signing expected at 12 p.m. Israel time. The arrangement is part of a 20-point framework intended to halt a war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and expanded into a regional conflict involving Iran, Yemen and Lebanon. The initial deal envisions a pause in fighting and steps toward releasing hostages, with some captives possibly freed imminently. Significant unresolved issues include post-war governance of Gaza and the future status of Hamas.
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