9 October 2025
US President Donald Trump announced early on Thursday that Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas have signed the first phase of his proposed peace plan, calling it “a great day for the Arab and Islamic world, Israel, and the United States.”
Trump said the agreement includes the imminent release of all Israeli captives and a withdrawal of Israeli forces to an agreed-upon line as “the first steps toward a strong and lasting peace.”
In a post on Truth Social, the US president thanked the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkiye, stressing that “all parties will be treated fairly.”
For its part, Hamas confirmed that it had reached an agreement to end the genocidal war on Gaza, ensure the full withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces, allow the entry of humanitarian aid, and implement a comprehensive prisoner exchange.
In a detailed statement, Hamas said that “after responsible and serious negotiations conducted by the movement and the Palestinian resistance factions regarding President Trump’s proposal in Sharm El-Sheikh, aiming to reach a ceasefire to stop the genocidal war against our Palestinian people and the withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip, (…) Hamas announces reaching an agreement to end the war on Gaza, the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from it, the entry of aid, and the exchange of prisoners.”
The movement expressed “deep appreciation for the efforts of the brotherly mediators in Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey,” and also “valued the efforts of US President Donald Trump seeking to permanently stop the war and ensure the full withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza.”
Source: Palestinechronicle
