President Donald Trump announced Oct. 8 that Israel and Hamas have agreed to implement the first phase of a peace deal aimed to end the two-year conflict.

"This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America," Trump said in a Truth Social post .

Leaders from Israel, Hamas and mediator Qatar subsequently confirmed the deal.

"An agreement was reached on all the provisions and implementation mechanisms of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which will lead to ending the war, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the entry of aid," Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed al-Ansari wrote on X.

The agreement comes after multiple failed attempts to defuse the two-yea

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