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Trump Says Israel Accepts Gaza Pullback Line as Ceasefire Awaits Hamas Confirmation

Talks in Cairo aim to finalize a hostage-prisoner exchange and Israeli redeployment as disarmament and sequencing remain unresolved.

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Donald Trump shared the photograph from Tel Aviv rally where tens of thousands had gathered to call for prisoner exchange.
A drone view of families of hostages and their supporters protesting ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, demanding the immediate release of all hostages and the end of the war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 4, 2025.
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Overview

  • Hamas signaled conditional acceptance of parts of the US 20‑point plan and said it is ready to negotiate and release all captives under an agreed exchange formula.
  • President Trump dispatched envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Cairo, with Israeli and Hamas delegations set for indirect talks to nail down technical details.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce hostage releases in the coming days but insisted Israel will not fully withdraw and that Hamas must be disarmed.
  • Israeli officials described a reduced‑bombing or defensive posture, yet reporters and medical workers in Gaza documented continued strikes that left dozens dead on Saturday.
  • The US plan ties an immediate ceasefire and a phased Israeli pullback to full hostage releases, Hamas’s disarmament, and an internationally supervised technocratic interim administration for Gaza.