So, I'm here in Hostage Square. The deal has just been approved. That was no surprise.But now, this is where the trickiest part starts. After the cabinet approval, there's 24 hours where the Israeli military can withdraw to a yellow line as laid out in that 20point plan by President Trump. After that 24-hour period starts the clock on a 72-hour period.During this amount of time, Hamas and its partner terrorist groups like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, they have to provide the dead bodies, of whom there's 28, a ...

Peace Agreement - An initial peace plan between Israel and Hamas has been agreed upon, with the first phase involving the release of all hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops to an agreed-upon line [1][2] - The White House expects the deal to go to the Israeli cabinet for a vote, followed by Israel withdrawing to an agreed-upon area within 24 hours of a yes vote, and Hamas releasing hostages within 72 hours, with hostage release expected to begin on Monday [3] - The President is considering traveling to the region, potentially including Egypt, to participate in events surrounding the end of the war [4] Potential Obstacles - Domestic Israeli political opinion is a significant factor to be wary of, potentially posing stumbling blocks to the peace process [5][6] - There have been many false starts on Middle East peace in the past, making this a tricky and intractable problem [7] - The military reality on the ground for Hamas, including their leadership, command and control, and military resources, is a key question [7][8] Perspectives - Netanyahu told President Trump that he is extraordinarily popular now as a result of this deal [8] - Washington has cautious optimism regarding the peace deal [10]

Israel and Hamas have now agreed to implement a plan that they had already agreed in principle to, but now they have agreed to carry it out. And the first phase will see Hamas releasing all of the hostages. It is still holding, 20 living hostages.Hamas has said that it will take a little bit more time to recover the remains of the other hostages who perished while in captivity. But this is a critical development. If if if Hamas does go ahead and carry this out and there all indications at this stage that th ...

And good evening. We are coming on the air with breaking news. President Trump has just announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan that eventually could end the warrant in Gaza. The president writing on Truth Social, quote, "Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first phase of our peace plan." This means that all of the hostages will be released very soon.And Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps towards a strong, durable, and ...

I want to bring in now Ruby Han, the father of the youngest US hostage taken. Ruby, um I appreciate you being back on. I know the last time we talked uh I think was actually in Israel.I I How are you doing today. I know it is a difficult day as so many of the days are, but especially on October 7th. >> Yeah, it's complex.It's been uh 732 days since the last time I spoke to my son. I think cautious optimism on one hand, you know, we see Mr. . Witco and and Mr.. Kushna coming into into Egypt. We uh saw the pr ...

DEMOCRATIC ANALYST. RICK IS A REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST AND PARTNER AT STONE COURT CAPITAL. JEANNIE, IT'S DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE WHAT THE CONVERSATION IS LIKE TODAY IN CAIRO.DOES THIS HEIGHTEN THE URGENCY OR MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO MOVE CLOSER TO A CEASE-FIRE. I THINK WE ALL HOPE IT HEIGHTENS THE URGENCY, AND YOU MENTIONED EDEN ALEXANDER. HE IS BY SOME REPORTS THE LAST LIVING U.S. ISRAELI HOSTAGE.I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A MOVING MOMENT WHEN DONALD TRUMP MEETS WITH HIM AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. ANOTHER ...

[CC may contain inaccuracies] President Trump is pushing Israel and Hamas to agree to a deal to end the war in Gaza. With mediated talks set to begin on Monday in Egypt. Hamas has agreed to release the last of the Israeli hostages while signaling the rest of the U.S. peace plan is subject to negotiation. The first piece of it, which is very clear from the letter and Hamas's responses, they have agreed to the president's hostage release framework and what needs to happen now. And they acknowledge in the lett ...

Peace Talks & Hostage Release - Cautious optimism surrounds the peace talks between Israel and Hamas, with Hamas expressing willingness to release all hostages [1][2][4] - The primary focus is on securing the release of hostages, considered critically important [6][9][10] - A potential agreement involves hostage release, aid delivery to Gaza, Israeli pullback, and Hamas disarmament, with the latter being a major sticking point [6] - The White House is sending representatives to Cairo to assist with negotiations [7] Challenges & Concerns - Concerns exist regarding Hamas's reliability and commitment to any agreement [2][5][9] - Disarmament and demobilization are expected to be difficult phases [3] - The UN has faced an 85% failure rate in delivering humanitarian aid due to looting, largely by Hamas [14][15] - There are calls for international pressure on Hamas to accept the terms of the deal [17][18] US Perspective & Involvement - The US Jewish community shows disapproval of Israel's handling of the war in Gaza, with 61% believing Israel has committed war crimes [11] - The US emphasizes the need to get aid into Gaza, focusing on the delivery of aid rather than the quantity available [6][13] - Remembering the October 7th attack and the lives lost, with 48 hostages still held, including two Americans whose bodies are there [3][10]

these peace negotiations in the Middle East. Is this now the end of the war in Gaza. Well, not yet.There's some work remains to be done and I would view it in two phases in terms of understanding how to break this out. The first piece of it, which was very clear from the letter and Hamas's responses, they have agreed to the president's hostage release framework and what needs to happen now and they acknowledge in the letter and their responses there now needs to be meetings which are occurring even as I spe ...

[Music] Breaking news on the Israel Hamas war. There you're seeing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That is tape playback because he just wrapped up those remarks for the first time since Hamas has agreed to release all hostages if the field conditions for the exchange are met.Let's bring back Peter Baker. So, um, Peter, first of all, what are the conditions for hostage release. What might that look like.And are you optimistic. Well, look what the uh what we think is going to happen here is the uh ...