U.S. President Donald Trump announced that "Israel" and the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement "Hamas" agreed during indirect negotiations held in Egypt to implement the first phase of his peace plan for the Gaza Strip.
For its part, Qatar, which, along with Egypt, the United States, and Turkey, contributed to mediating between Israel and Hamas, announced that both parties agreed "on all terms and mechanisms for implementing the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, leading to the cessation of war, the release of Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners, and the entry of aid."
In a post on his social media platform "Truth Social," Trump wrote that the agreement between Israel and Hamas "means that all hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw its forces to the agreed line, which are the first steps towards a strong, lasting, and eternal peace."
What does the agreement entail? According to a Hamas leader, the movement will release 20 living hostages in one batch in exchange for Israel releasing more than 2,000 Palestinian detainees, including 250 serving life sentences and 1,700 who were arrested since the war began two years ago.
For his part, a Palestinian source familiar with the negotiations announced that this exchange process should take place within 72 hours of the agreement's implementation, noting that "the agreement was made with the approval of the Palestinian factions."
The source added that the agreement, which will be officially signed in Egypt on Thursday, also stipulates the entry of at least 400 aid trucks daily into the Gaza Strip "during the first five days after the ceasefire."
The source clarified that this aid "will be increased in the coming days."
Additionally, "the agreement stipulates the return of displaced persons from the southern Gaza Strip to the city of Gaza and northern Gaza as soon as its implementation begins," according to the same source.
Hamas called in a statement for Trump to compel Israel to "fully implement the terms of the agreement and not allow it to evade or procrastinate in applying what has been agreed upon."
What are the next steps? According to Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari, both sides "agreed on all terms and mechanisms for implementing the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, leading to the cessation of war, the release of Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners, and the entry of aid, with details to be announced later."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would head a government meeting on Thursday to approve the agreement.
A Hamas leader stated that negotiations regarding the implementation of the second phase of Trump's plan will begin "immediately" after the first phase is implemented.
Trump said he believes that all hostages, including the deceased, "will return on Monday."
An Israeli military source stated that the army will complete the first phase of the partial withdrawal within the first 24 hours.
Trump's plan, consisting of 20 points, calls for a ceasefire, the release of all hostages held in Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and a gradual withdrawal of Israel from the territory.
The agreement between Israel and Hamas means that all hostages will be released very soon.





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