President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to “the first Phase of our Peace Plan.”
Hamas is expected to release all living hostages while Israel withdraws its troops “to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable and Everlasting Peace,” the U.S. president added.
“All Parties will be treated fairly!” Trump added.
He did not mention the demilitarization of Hamas or offer any details on the Gaza strip’s governance under this plan.
This agreement comes a day after the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack . As the Deseret News reported , Hamas killed more than 1,000 people and took more than 250 hostage on that day, sparking an Israeli counteroffensive that has led to the deaths of thousands of Palestinians.
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