I don’t see ANYTHING about Hamas vacating Gaza?
Trump IS Riding this AS MUCH as he can….
Probably looking for his Nobel Peace Prize…..
BUT?
The Hamas finish IS missing…..
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have “signed off on the first phase” of a deal to end the war in Gaza, a significant diplomatic accomplishment that, if it holds, would halt two years of bloodshed and a spiraling humanitarian catastrophe.
Trump announced the deal in a Truth Social post, outlining an agreement that would include the release of all the hostages seized by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and would lead to a broader peace between Palestinians and the Jewish state.
“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!,” Trump wrote. “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. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called it “a great day for Israel” and thanked the Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. president.
“Tomorrow I will convene the government to approve the agreement and bring all our beloved hostages home,” he said in a statement. “I extend my gratitude to the brave IDF soldiers and all the security forces, whose courage and sacrifice have brought us to this day.”
He signaled support for a longer-term agreement, saying “With God’s help, together we will continue to achieve all our goals and enhance peace with our neighbors.”
Hamas did not have an immediate statement on the agreement and it remains unclear what concessions each side is willing to make to end fighting that began with the attack on southern Israel and led to an Israel response that has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, including many civilians.
Trump, who along with Arab allies drew up with the 20-point peace plan that was finalized over three days of talks in Egypt this week, said earlier Wednesday that he may travel to the region this weekend to put a capstone on what could be the biggest foreign policy achievement of his presidency.
A Qatari official also heralded the agreement in a post on X, writing that the two sides agreed late Wednesday “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. The details will be announced later.”….
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Trump mauybe flying to Egypt to get the MAX attention on this?
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Hope in Gaza: Palestinians in Gaza received the news with hope that it might finally bring their two-year-long nightmare to an end. Montaser Bahja, an English teacher displaced in Khan Younis with his family, said he felt “joy for the end of the war and the killing, and sorrow for everything we’ve lost.” Everyone, he added, was awake and glued to the news, waiting to hear when a truce might come into effect.
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Surviving hostages: Israel believes that about 20 hostages are still alive in Gaza and has been seeking the remains of about 25 others, out of about 250 who were captured two years ago.
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Talks in Egypt: Negotiations have been taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and on Wednesday, the Trump administration’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff joined them, along with Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and former adviser on the region. Ron Dermer, an adviser to Mr. Netanyahu, and Qatar’s prime minister, were also present.
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Trump’s deadline: On Friday, Mr. Trump warned Hamas that many more of its fighters would be killed if the group did not agree to a deal by Sunday evening. Hamas on Friday said that it would agree to release all of the hostages held in Gaza, living and dead, but wanted to negotiate elements of the plan. That evening, Mr. Trump said that he believed Hamas was “ready for a lasting peace” and called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza.
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Pressure on Israel: Israel’s Sept. 9 strike targeting Hamas representatives in Qatar rankled government officials both in the region and in Washington. But it also motivated an angry Mr. Trump and his advisers to pressure Mr. Netanyahu into supporting a framework for ending the war. Read more ›
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Two-year war: The war in Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023, after the Hamas-led attack on Israel, in which roughly 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage. Since then, the Israeli military response has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, including both civilians and combatants, according to the Gaza health ministry, and destroyed the territory’s infrastructure…..
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