"The officials said that part of Trump's guarantee was the establishment of a U.S.-led military task force to oversee the ceasefire and address any violations. Driving the news: The Israeli military must now withdraw its forces to an agreed perimeter inside Gaza within 24 hours of the cabinet vote. In the next 72 hours after that happens, Hamas must release all of the remaining hostages, 20 of whom are alive. That should be completed by Monday."
"The intrigue: A U.S. official told Axiosone factor in the breakthrough was that "Hamas had started to see the hostages as a liability rather than an asset" in terms of its future negotiating position. With that in mind, the U.S. side came into this week's talks believing Hamas was now ready to free the hostages, and that they could ensure the Israelis stuck to their side of the bargain."
""100%" Kushner replied, according to a U.S. official. A surprised Trump asked how he could possibly know that, and Kushner answered: "Because we can't afford to fail." After arriving on Wednesday, Witkoff and Kushner had their first meeting with the Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators. They delivered a message to the mediators, and through them to Hamas, that Trump stood behind every point of his 20-point plan and would ensure it was fully implemented. "There was a great deal of mistrust between the sides and the president wanted to make it clear that this deal was very important to him, that he wanted it to happen,""
A U.S.-led military task force will oversee a ceasefire and address violations. Israel must withdraw to an agreed perimeter inside Gaza within 24 hours of the cabinet vote. Within 72 hours after that withdrawal, Hamas must release all remaining hostages, including 20 confirmed alive, with completion expected by Monday. U.S. officials judged Hamas had begun to view hostages as a negotiating liability, increasing willingness to free them. Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff conveyed presidential backing of a 20-point plan to mediators and personally reassured parties that the plan would be enforced.
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