US President Donald Trump has announced on Truth Social that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first phase of a peace plan.

He said all hostages would be released soon and Israel would withdraw their troops to an agreed-upon line, as the first steps towards a "strong, durable and everlasting peace".

"This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen," he wrote.

A spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry confirmed an agreement had been reached.

"The mediators announce that tonight an agreement was reached on all the provisions and implementation mechanisms of the first phase of

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