Israel and Hamas “approved” the first phase of the plan proposed by the US government to restore peace to the Gaza Strip, the US president said via Truth Social.
“This means that all hostages will be released very soon,” he continued.
Israel “will withdraw its troops in line set by the agreement”, in the context of “first steps to strong, enduring and eternal peace,” he added.
What does the first leg of the gauze agreement foreseen
The mediators in indirect negotiations between and Egypt confirmed today on the Egyptian television station Al QaHera News that a hostage -raising agreement was closed with prisoners, humanitarian aid entry and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“A deal was closed tonight for all terms and mechanisms to implement the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza,” said the television station, which is believed to have ties with the Egyptian Intelligence Service.
Specifically, the first phase of the agreement provides for it, in exchange for the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, a source from the French Agency in the Palestinian Islamist movement said today.
The exchange will take place within 72 hours of the commencement of the agreement, which is expected to be officially signed later today, added the source, which is aware of the content of indirect negotiations.
The hostages will be released in exchange for the release of 250 Palestinians who had been sentenced to life imprisonment and another 1,700 people arrested by Israeli forces after the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023, according to this source.
Communication Trump with Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked to US President Donald Trump and the two congratulated the “historical achievement” of the conclusion of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the release of the Gaza Strip and the release of all.
The two men agreed to continue their close cooperation, and Prime Minister Netanyahu called on President Trump to address Knecet, the Israeli Parliament, according to the same source.
