Gaza, Israel and Hamas
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The AP reported that around 200 U.S. troops with Central Command will be sent to Israel to monitor the peace agreement.
The release of all living and dead hostages in Gaza within 72 hours of Israel accepting the agreement. Once all hostages are released, Israel will release 250 life-sentence prisoners, plus 1,700 Palestinians detained after Oct. 7, 2023. A requirement for Hamas to lay down its arms, and a withdrawal of Israeli troops from the territory.
"Last night, we reached a momentous breakthrough in the Middle East, something that people said was never going to be done," Trump said as he convened his Cabinet for a meeting at the White House. According to the president,
President Donald Trump reveals Middle East peace deal negotiations involving U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Egypt have reached successful conclusion.
Hamas ceasefire has been widely celebrated, although some are skeptical of Israel's past alleged violations of truces.
One of the port authority people or naval people put their foot on my head and told me to sit on my knees: Don’t move.”
Jewish worshippers gathered for morning prayers at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Friday as Israel prepared to implement the first phase of a long-awaited peace plan.View on euronews
Dan Senor, former foreign policy advisor in the Bush administration, ‘Call Me Back’ podcast host and ‘The Genius of Israel’ and ‘Start-Up Nation’ co-author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the details of the peace deal to end the conflict in Gaza,