What has been agreed and what happens next
What has been agreed and what happens next
After three days of intense indirect negotiations in Egypt, US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have "signed off on the first phase" of the 20-point peace plan he unveiled last week.
"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," he posted on social media, without providing further details about what the first phase entails.
It comes two years and two days after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken hostage.
This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed more than 67,100 people, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. Its figures are seen as accurate by the UN and other international bodies.
Israel's government approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release plan early on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
This is what we know.
Now the agreement has been formally approved by the Israeli cabinet, a ceasefire is meant to be in effect - though reports overnight suggest Israeli air strikes have continued in some areas.
The Israeli military will now withdraw to a line that will leave it in control of about 53% of the Strip, according to a spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister's office. A map distributed by the White House last week indicates this is the first of three stages of Israeli withdrawal.
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