Israel, Hamas sign off on first phase of peace plan: Trump

United States President Donald Trump has said Hamas and Israel have agreed on the first phase of his plan for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and an exchange of captives. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “ALL the hostages will be released very soon, and Israel withdraw their troops to an agreed upon line,” he added. Mediator Qatar said that more details of the agreement would be announced at a later date. “The mediators announce that tonight an agreement was reached on all the provisions and implementation mechanisms of the first...