US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of his Gaza peace deal.
In a post on social media, he writes “ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon” and “Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line.”
Hamas has confirmed the deal – but it has not yet received the final list of prisoners that Israel plans to release in exchange, according to the BBC.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls the agreement “a great day for Israel” and will convene his government on Thursday to approve it.
A ceasefire will go into effect immediately after approval by the Israeli government around 14:00 Jerusalem time (12:00 GMT), a senior Palestinian official has said.
