Overview

• President Donald Trump announced the agreement, which Qatar and Hamas negotiation sources confirmed, after talks hosted in Egypt.
• The initial phase reported by negotiators calls for roughly 20 hostages to be returned in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners within 72 hours of implementation.
• A formal signing was reported to be scheduled in Egypt on Thursday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would convene his cabinet for approval.
• Trump said he expects all hostages to be released soon and that Israel would redeploy to an agreed line as early steps toward a longer peace.
• Key details remain unsettled, including whether Hamas will disarm or only ‘freeze’ weapons, how withdrawals and monitoring will be verified, and how longer‑term governance and humanitarian access in devastated Gaza will be arranged.