"Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on the first phase of Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. The announcement was made by the U.S. president and confirmed by both parties as well as Qatar, another mediator, specifying that it includes all provisions and implementation mechanisms for 48 Israeli hostages (of whom 20 are estimated to be still alive) to be exchanged for some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners."
"The agreement, reached on Wednesday night, will be signed at noon on Thursday (Israeli time), according to an Israeli source familiar with the details who spoke with Reuters. According to this source, a ceasefire will take effect on the ground at the moment of signing, meaning Israel will halt its attacks. The source assures that Israeli hostages will be released between Saturday and Monday, beginning on Saturday with those who are still alive."
"Just three weeks ago, Trump grandly announced at the White House, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a plan to end the Israeli invasion triggered by the Hamas attack which on Tuesday marked its second anniversary with more than 67,000 dead (mostly children and women), 170,000 wounded (40,000 of them with life-shattering injuries), and devastation on a level almost unprecedented in the modern era."
Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including provisions for exchanging 48 Israeli hostages for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The deal was announced by the U.S. president and confirmed by both parties and Qatar, with signing scheduled at noon Israeli time. A ceasefire will begin at the moment of signing, and Israel will halt attacks. Israeli hostages are expected to be released between Saturday and Monday, starting with those still alive. The phase also requires a technical Israeli troop withdrawal to an agreed line and allows previously blocked humanitarian aid, with the Israeli army completing the first partial withdrawal within 24 hours.
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