Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a deal on the Gaza Strip, but the IDF continues to strike at the enclave

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : RT gathered the main thing by morning: Trump announced that Hamas and Israel have signed agreements on the first stage of his peace plan.
50% : ; The Israeli president, according to The Times of Israel, said the agreement "offers a chance for correction, healing and the opening of a new horizon of hope."; Hamas stressed that the deal "provides for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, the withdrawal of Israeli troops, the supply of humanitarian aid and the exchange of prisoners."; Sky News Arabia reported that the full ceasefire agreement includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from 70% of the Gaza Strip and the simultaneous release of prisoners.;
50% : ; Hamas called on Trump and the guarantor countries of the agreement to oblige Israel to comply with it, Al Jazeera writes.; The Hamas hostages will be released on Saturday, according to The Times of Israel, citing sources.
50% : Trump also stated that they would probably be released on Monday.; The Ynet portal wrote that Israel, as part of a deal with Hamas, would not release the militants involved in the October 7, 2023 attack.; Hamas said that the surviving Israeli hostages would be exchanged for about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, AFP reported.

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