Gaza ceasefire: Israel-Hamas phase one peace deal signed, Trump to visit Middle East on Sunday
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Israel-Hamas phase one peace deal signed
On Thursday (Oct 9), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that the Gaza deal will come into effect on receiving a green signal from the cabinet.
On Thursday (Oct 9), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that the Gaza deal will come into effect on receiving a green signal from the cabinet. Israel says 'all parties' signed phase one of Gaza deal. After 2 years of war, the UN and world leaders are actively supporting the end to this war. US President Donald Trump has also been stern in his messaging that Hamas has no way out but to agree to the said deal.
As quoted by news agency AFP, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met with Israeli activists in Ramallah, he said, "I welcome the agreement signed today, the end of the war, and the release of the hostages," Abbas told dozens of representatives from Israeli peace organisations assembled at the presidential palace in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
"A few months ago, (US President Donald) Trump had a plan to expel the Palestinians, but later he forgot about it," he added.
US President Donald Trump says he plans to leave for the Middle East on Sunday and hopes to be in Israel when the hostages are released on Monday or Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Jerusalem ahead of an Israeli government meeting on the Gaza ceasefire plan on Thursday, an Israeli official told CNN.
Hamas’ chief negotiator says the group has received guarantees from the United States and international mediators confirming that “the war has ended permanently.”
Former US President Barack Obama on Thursday welcomed the deal that will return hostages from Gaza and pause the conflict there, saying work can now begin on building a “lasting peace.”
Donald Trump projected optimism that outstanding issues not covered by phase one of his Gaza ceasefire agreement will be sorted out, even as he declined to take a position on an eventual Palestinian state and acknowledged Hamas may not be able to produce all the bodies of deceased hostages.
US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump is set to travel to Egypt next week, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to attend celebrations over a Gaza ceasefire deal.
"The President is really excited to come to Egypt, and that is the plan, that he comes next week," Witkoff said in a meeting with Sisi, a video of which was released by the Egyptian presidency.
Trump says hostages will be released Monday or Tuesday, and he's still aiming to travel to the region soon.
The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald Trump, after more than two years of war sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel.
Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, in a major step to end a war that has killed tens of thousands of people.
On Thursday (Oct 9), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that the Gaza deal will come into effect on receiving a green signal from the cabinet. Israel says 'all parties' signed phase one of Gaza deal. After 2 years of war, the UN and world leaders are actively supporting the end to this war. US President Donald Trump has also been stern in his messaging that Hamas has no way out but to agree to the said deal.
As quoted by news agency AFP, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met with Israeli activists in Ramallah, he said, "I welcome the agreement signed today, the end of the war, and the release of the hostages," Abbas told dozens of representatives from Israeli peace organisations assembled at the presidential palace in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
"A few months ago, (US President Donald) Trump had a plan to expel the Palestinians, but later he forgot about it," he added.
US President Donald Trump says he plans to leave for the Middle East on Sunday and hopes to be in Israel when the hostages are released on Monday or Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Jerusalem ahead of an Israeli government meeting on the Gaza ceasefire plan on Thursday, an Israeli official told CNN.
Hamas’ chief negotiator says the group has received guarantees from the United States and international mediators confirming that “the war has ended permanently.”
Former US President Barack Obama on Thursday welcomed the deal that will return hostages from Gaza and pause the conflict there, saying work can now begin on building a “lasting peace.”
Donald Trump projected optimism that outstanding issues not covered by phase one of his Gaza ceasefire agreement will be sorted out, even as he declined to take a position on an eventual Palestinian state and acknowledged Hamas may not be able to produce all the bodies of deceased hostages.
US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump is set to travel to Egypt next week, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to attend celebrations over a Gaza ceasefire deal.
"The President is really excited to come to Egypt, and that is the plan, that he comes next week," Witkoff said in a meeting with Sisi, a video of which was released by the Egyptian presidency.
Trump says hostages will be released Monday or Tuesday, and he's still aiming to travel to the region soon.
The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald Trump, after more than two years of war sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel.
Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, in a major step to end a war that has killed tens of thousands of people.
On Thursday (Oct 9), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that the Gaza deal will come into effect on receiving a green signal from the cabinet. Israel says 'all parties' signed phase one of Gaza deal. After 2 years of war, the UN and world leaders are actively supporting the end to this war. US President Donald Trump has also been stern in his messaging that Hamas has no way out but to agree to the said deal.
As quoted by news agency AFP, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met with Israeli activists in Ramallah, he said, "I welcome the agreement signed today, the end of the war, and the release of the hostages," Abbas told dozens of representatives from Israeli peace organisations assembled at the presidential palace in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
"A few months ago, (US President Donald) Trump had a plan to expel the Palestinians, but later he forgot about it," he added.
US President Donald Trump says he plans to leave for the Middle East on Sunday and hopes to be in Israel when the hostages are released on Monday or Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Jerusalem ahead of an Israeli government meeting on the Gaza ceasefire plan on Thursday, an Israeli official told CNN.
Hamas’ chief negotiator says the group has received guarantees from the United States and international mediators confirming that “the war has ended permanently.”
Former US President Barack Obama on Thursday welcomed the deal that will return hostages from Gaza and pause the conflict there, saying work can now begin on building a “lasting peace.”
Donald Trump projected optimism that outstanding issues not covered by phase one of his Gaza ceasefire agreement will be sorted out, even as he declined to take a position on an eventual Palestinian state and acknowledged Hamas may not be able to produce all the bodies of deceased hostages.
US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump is set to travel to Egypt next week, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to attend celebrations over a Gaza ceasefire deal.
"The President is really excited to come to Egypt, and that is the plan, that he comes next week," Witkoff said in a meeting with Sisi, a video of which was released by the Egyptian presidency.
Trump says hostages will be released Monday or Tuesday, and he's still aiming to travel to the region soon.
The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald Trump, after more than two years of war sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel.
Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, in a major step to end a war that has killed tens of thousands of people.
