The peace deal you are referring to is the agreement on the first phase of a multi-point plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
This agreement was announced in early October 2025 and represents a major breakthrough, focusing on a pause in fighting and the exchange of hostages and prisoners.
Key Details of the First Phase Agreement:
* Ceasefire and Hostage Release: The deal includes an immediate ceasefire. Hamas is to release all remaining Israeli hostages (estimated at around 48, with about 20 believed to be alive). This release is expected to occur within a short, specified timeframe (e.g., 72 hours of the deal's approval).
* Prisoner Exchange: In exchange for the hostages (both living and deceased remains), Israel is to release a large number of Palestinian prisoners. Reports indicate this includes about 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and an additional 1,700 Gazans detained since the October 7, 2023, attacks.
* Israeli Military Withdrawal: The Israeli military is to begin a phased withdrawal from the majority of the Gaza Strip to an "agreed upon line."
* Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction: The agreement mandates the immediate and full flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, including food, water, and medical supplies. It also stipulates the beginning of repairs and redevelopment of critical infrastructure like water, sewage, and electricity.
* Gaza Governance (Later Phase): The broader 20-point plan details a temporary transitional governance structure for Gaza, which would be run by a "technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee" under international supervision, though this is a later-stage element.
Background of Trump's Proposed Plan
The deal is the first phase of a broader 20-point peace plan unveiled by President Trump in late September 2025. The full plan's long-term objectives include:
* Demilitarization: Gaza is to become a "deradicalized terror-free zone" with the destruction of weapons factories and tunnels.
* Security: An international stabilization force, backed by the US and Arab states, would temporarily oversee security in Gaza and train a new Palestinian police force. Israel would maintain a military presence along the Gaza border.
* Post-War Governance: It envisions a "Board of Peace," chaired by President Trump, to oversee the transitional governing body in Gaza until the Palestinian Authority can securely take back control after undergoing a reform program.
* Economic Redevelopment: A US-led economic plan would be created to rebuild and "energize" Gaza.
* Hamas's Future: Hamas members who commit to peaceful co-existence and disarm would be offered amnesty, and those wishing to leave Gaza would be provided safe passage.
The agreement on the first phase has been welcomed by both Israeli and Hamas leadership, as well as international mediators like Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey. However, some long-term, more contentious points of the full 20-point plan, such as Hamas's complete disarmament and the vagueness of a path toward a Palestinian state, remain significant areas of future negotiation and potentia
l disagreement.
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