Overview

• Israel and Hamas have approved the first phase of a U.S.-brokered framework tying a ceasefire to staged hostage releases and prisoner exchanges.
• Starmer said the agreement must be implemented in full without delay and credited President Donald Trump’s leadership while declining to back calls for a Nobel prize.
• Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the UK stands ready to help deliver the deal and is traveling to Paris for coordination talks with partners.
• Mediators including the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Türkiye were praised for their efforts, and UK officials pressed for immediate restoration of life‑saving humanitarian access to Gaza.
• Reports suggest initial hostage releases could begin within days, though sequencing, verification and post‑war governance details remain under negotiation, including a proposed international ‘Board of Peace’ that UK leaders are downplaying.