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Israel and Hamas Accept First-Phase Cease-Fire Tied to Hostage Release and Israeli Pullback

The U.S.-brokered step, announced by President Trump with mediators from Qatar, Egypt, plus Turkey, awaits Israeli cabinet approval before implementation.

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Overview

  • Israel’s cabinet is set to meet today to ratify the pact as the IDF begins preparations to redeploy to an agreed line inside Gaza.
  • Hamas is expected to free roughly 20 living hostages between Saturday and Sunday, with all 48 captives—living and remains—to leave Gaza by Monday according to Trump, in exchange for about 1,950–2,000 Palestinian prisoners including hundreds serving life terms.
  • Mediators say the pause will open immediate, larger humanitarian access, with Egypt mobilizing convoys and UN agencies readying deliveries.
  • Core questions remain unsettled, including Hamas disarmament, the makeup and authority of any interim Gaza administration, detailed withdrawal timelines, plus security guarantees.
  • Celebrations broke out in Tel Aviv as well as parts of Gaza, though residents on both sides voiced caution with Israeli strikes still reported, leaving the cease-fire’s durability uncertain.