Will the Gaza agreement hold? Trump responds

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the process of retrieving the bodies of the killed prisoners from underground in Gaza has begun, describing the mission as 'very difficult.'

Trump added that 'the deal signed regarding Gaza is great for Israel, for Arabs and Muslims, and for the whole world,' noting that it includes the return of prisoners on Monday and the recovery of about 28 bodies.

He explained in remarks to reporters at the White House that 'he will visit Israel to give a speech in the Knesset, and he will also visit Egypt,' indicating that 'the entire Middle East will enjoy peace, not just Gaza.'

He continued that 'several wealthy countries will participate in the reconstruction of the sector,' expressing confidence that the Israeli ceasefire, which came into effect in the Gaza Strip on Friday, will hold, as Israel and Hamas are tired of fighting.

Trump told reporters, 'It will hold. I believe it will hold. They are all tired of fighting.'

Earlier, Hamas Political Bureau member Ezzat al-Rishq stated that Netanyahu is working to 'end the issue of prisoners by starving them after failing to locate them and killing them through bombardment.'

Al-Rishq held Netanyahu and his Nazi government fully responsible for this, stating that they are the ones who waged a war of starvation and thirst against our people, and its effects have extended to affect their prisoners as well.

He pointed out that 'the resistance treats its prisoners based on the teachings of their religion and their human values, feeding them what they eat and giving them what they drink, just like all our people.'

He added that the world has witnessed in previous exchange operations, 'how the occupation's prisoners emerged from the grip of the resistance in full physical and psychological health.'

He continued, 'As for today, they are suffering from hunger, emaciation, and weight loss, just as their captors are suffering, in a single scene that unites them with our besieged people in the sector.'

The Hamas leader clarified that 'the unjust siege imposed by Netanyahu on our people has extended to encircle their prisoners as well, so they have not been spared from the yoke of brutal starvation.'