New tonight as we near 2 years of war in
Gaza, President Trump says Hamas and Israel have agreed to
the first phase of a plan to end the fighting.
There, he says hostages held in the war-torn Palestinian territory
are set to be free.
Jared Hill shows what else has needs to happen to
end the war.
President Trump announced on Wednesday night that Israel and Hamas
have both signed off on the first phase of a
peace plan that his administration has been working to broker
on Truth Social.
The president wrote in part that the agreement means that
all of the hostages will be released very soon and
Israel will withdraw its troops to an agreed upon line
as the first steps toward a strong, durable and everlasting
peace.
All parties will be treated fairly.
Earlier Wednesday, Trump indicated a deal was fast approaching.
I'm just giving, yeah.
I was just given a note by the Secretary of
State saying that we're very close to a deal in
the Middle East and they're going to need me pretty.
Quickly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement thanking
Trump and saying in part, quote, a big day for
Israel.
Tomorrow I will convene the government to approve the agreement
and bring all our dear hostages home.
Hamas said in a statement that the deal would ensure
the withdrawal of Israeli troops, as well as allow for
the entry of aid and exchange of hostages and prisoners.
The war began with Hamas since October 7th, 2023 attack
on Israel.
They killed about 1200 people.
251 were taken hostage.
The Hamas run Health ministry says more than 67,000 Palestinians
have been killed during Israel's offensive in Gaza.
Jared Hill, CBS News.