U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have consented to the initial stage of his proposed peace agreement for Gaza.
In a social media post, he states: "All the hostages will be released very soon" and "Israel will pull back their troops to an agreed-upon line.”
Hamas has confirmed the agreement, but according to a Palestinian source speaking to the BBC, it has not yet received the final list of prisoners that Israel intends to release in exchange.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes the agreement as "a great day for Israel" and plans to convene his government on Thursday to secure its approval.
According to a senior Palestinian official, a ceasefire is set to take effect immediately following approval by the Israeli government at approximately 14:00 local time in Jerusalem (12:00 BST).
Our Middle East correspondent writes that while there are hopes this could signal the end of the two-year war, important details still need to be addressed.
The significant development in Egypt occurs exactly two years and two days after Israel initiated a military operation in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 attack. During this incident, Hamas-led gunmen killed approximately 1,200 individuals and captured another 251 as hostages.
According to the health ministry managed by Hamas, Israeli military operations in Gaza have resulted in at least 67,183 deaths since then, including 20,179 children.
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