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U.S. President Donald Trump introduced Wednesday evening stateside that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of a peace plan which might put an finish to the two-year battle and free hostages.
“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!,” Trump stated in a publish on Truth Social.
The preliminary settlement was confirmed by Israeli officers, Hamas and mediator Qatar.
Qatari Prime Minister’s spokesperson Maged al Ansary stated in a post on X that an settlement had been reached on “all terms and mechanisms for implementing the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which will lead to stopping the war, releasing Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners and allowing aid to enter,” in accordance to CNBC’s translation of his publish in Arabic. More particulars might be introduced later, he added.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Trump on X and stated that “With the approval of the first phase of the plan, all our hostages will be brought home. This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the State of Israel.” An Israeli authorities spokesperson stated that release of hostages will begin Saturday, in accordance to Reuters.
Hamas confirmed the main points in a separate assertion. “We highly appreciate the efforts of our mediating brothers in Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey. We also value the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump, who seek to bring about a definitive end to the war and a complete withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip,” the group stated.
It remained unclear whether or not the events had made progress on extra contentious points, together with whether or not Hamas would agree to demilitarize, as President Trump has demanded and the way governance of the war-torn Gaza Strip can be dealt with.
Trump’s 20-point proposal released last month to finish the battle in Gaza referred to as for “a process of demilitarization of Gaza … which will include placing weapons permanently beyond use through an agreed process of decommissioning.”
The plan referred to as for Gaza to be ruled underneath “the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza.”
The Gaza battle began in October 2023 when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 folks. Israel’s retaliatory marketing campaign has since killed more than 67,000 people, and laid waste to a lot of Gaza.