People react as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and to release the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, adopting parts of a peace plan backed by President Donald Trump.

Asked by CBS News this morning whether he remained confident about things continuing to move forward on more parts of the peace deal to end the two-year war, President Trump said, in a text message, “yes, very much so.”

Several sources close to the president told CBS News that based on conversations last night and this morning, the presid

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