Overview

• The first-phase accord opens a pathway to a ceasefire, staged hostage releases and an agreed, progressive withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praises President Trump and the mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, calling the plan a unique opportunity to end the conflict.
• Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says the deal should revive humanitarian access and cites Italy’s aid delivery of 2,400 tonnes and the evacuation of about 200 Gazan children for medical care.
• Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini welcomes the agreement as a concrete prospect for peace and says the League will submit supporting documents in Italy’s and Europe’s parliaments.
• Officials emphasize this is only a first step, with withdrawal lines, prisoner lists, timelines and enforcement mechanisms still to be finalized.